Madeline Albright
Madeline Albright
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is an American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997...
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We do have a credible force in the region and are prepared to use it in an appropriate way at a time of our choosing,
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We have made clear within NATO, as well as the United States specifically, that the widening of this conflict by the Serbs to the other countries in the region would have serious consequences,
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We have made clear there would not be a separate Russian sector, and we are working on ways of integrating the Russians into the whole process,
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We want to avoid anything that looks like there is a partition,
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Over the next few days, ... I will be explaining the American position to leaders in the countries I visit while making it clear that in confronting the clear and present danger posed by Iraqi lawlessness, the diplomatic string is running out.
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They know, as we do, that there is a lot of work ahead of us,
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They must have been close to something on whether on whether biological or chemical weapons were used on prisoners,
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They gave me every indication that they will be ready to sign on,
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They don't have many issues left, but they cannot predict an agreement will be made by (Friday) morning.
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There seems to be more of an understanding of the historic opportunity that exists, ... We have a greater sense of optimism ... I have a sense that there is a desire to seize the moment.
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There's an incredible amount of work to be done, both in the military-to-military context and on the diplomatic front, and we're going to take this one step at a time and keep a clear vision,
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The Moscow meeting gave a hefty push to collective cooperation, the aim of which is post-crisis peaceful construction of the Middle East,
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accepting the terms of the military, technical agreement and by abiding by it.
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A congressional debate now . . . would complicate our efforts