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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The Security Council sent a very strong message, ... listen to the international community.
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The status quo is not acceptable, ... We need more resources to support our people, operations and programs. These are investments that will pay large dividends rapidly.
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The struggle to reveal and deal with the full truth surrounding the handling of Holocaust-era assets is wrenching, but also cathartic, ... Only by knowing and being honest about the past, can we gain peace in the present and confidence in the future.
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If the Serbs are responsible for the fact that the talks fail, then it will be Serb targets that are hit,
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If this fails because both parties say no, there will not be bombing of Serbia and we will try to figure out ways of trying to deal with both sides,
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One of the things that we have wanted to have is the establishment of such a dialogue, ... Obviously, we will have to see where it leads, and whether it is a genuine dialogue, rather than the kinds of patronizing and cruel conversations that were evident when I was there.
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None of us would deny this is a very complicated issue, ... If there were a simple solution, I think it would have been taken care of a long time ago.
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I do not wish to underestimate what has happened here, ... It is huge and terrible.
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I am confident we have the legitimate grounds,
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I am confident today that the costs of a larger alliance will be real but affordable, and that NATO will emerge from this process with its military capabilities as strong as ever,
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I am looking forward to going to the region some time in August, and I most of all look forward to working with the prime minister, who is dedicated to the Middle East peace process,
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I believe we are at a crossroads in the history of the Balkans as well as NATO, ... The decisions we make in the days ahead will be crucial for us all.
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I believe that the best kind of diplomatic action is when we can combine it, in this kind of a situation, with the potential of the use of force,
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I believe that while there are constructive discussions going on, that it is worth continuing the process. We are clearly coming to the end of this phase, and we cannot let it go on indefinitely. But as long as the talks are constructive, I think it's worth going the extra mile.