There were occasions when I would receive a report in which a U.S. person was referred to -- name not provided, just U.S. person, and sometimes in that context, in order to understand the importance of the report and assess its significance, it was necessary to find out or request the information as to who that U.S. official was.

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We must be honest in acknowledging that neither Germany nor the US has the luxury of assuming that we can skate by on half-measures in Afghanistan and Pakistan and not risk suffering the consequences.

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I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advanc... by Susan Rice

I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advance my country's interests

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I have been to Libya and walked the streets of Benghazi myself. by Susan Rice

I have been to Libya and walked the streets of Benghazi myself.

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I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

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Thirty years ago, about 80% of a company's assets resided in its plant and equipment, with 20% in the knowledge of its people. Today, the reverse is true. The knowledge of our staff is our principal asset

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If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.

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South Africa's increasingly, for example, the largest foreign investor in various other parts of Africa.

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I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.

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We can't let others judge information for us. by Susan Rice

We can't let others judge information for us.

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Iran's economy is now shrinking by 1 percent a year. Its oil prod... by Susan Rice

Iran's economy is now shrinking by 1 percent a year. Its oil production is down 40 percent.

There is not an inherent contradiction between a Ukraine that has longstanding historic and cultural ties to Russia, and a modern Ukraine that wants to integrate more closely with Europe.

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Peace, prosperity, and democracy cannot endure if imposed from the outside. We should cease to make false distinctions between peacekeeping and prevention; they are in fact inextricably linked.

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We're well aware, and we have been for a long time, that there is a real threat from adversaries, state actors, non-state actors, to hack us, influence us, destroy stuff through cyber means. Because cyber threat has been understood for a while, it's longstanding, it's a concern.

I am a team player - and that is what you need to be an effective point guard. You gotta see the court, you gotta set up the play, and you gotta let others execute for the most part. I don't throw elbows for the sake of throwing elbows, but if somebody throws one at me and it's necessary to respond in kind, I suppose I can if I have to.

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I don't have time to think about the false controversy. by Susan Rice

I don't have time to think about the false controversy.

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Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.

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I don't get drunk, I get a little happy on rare occasion, and I'm probably dancing if I'm that happy.

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Iran's arms exports to the murderous Assad regime in Syria are of particular concern. As the Panel of Experts has concluded, Syria is now the central party to illicit Iranian arms transfers.

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Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can... by Susan Rice

Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.

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In this day and age, the U.S. and Europe do not have the luxury of focusing solely on a single region.

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