I Don't Worry About How Folks Want

When My Son Was A Mere Three Months Old, I Started Working At The State Department. I Was Not Only The Youngest Assistant Secretary Of State But I Was Also A Breastfeeding Mother. I'm The First To Admit That This Felt Crazy At Times, And The Balancing Act Is Never Ever Easy. But My Two Kids Are The Most Wonderful Things That Have Ever Happened To Me.

What I Would Say About Me Is: What You See Is What I Get.

There Are Plenty Of Meetings, Receptions, Dinners, And So If You Are [at The U.n.] Any Length Of Time, And I Was There For Four And A Half Years, You Formed Pretty Significant Relationships With People From All Over The World. And That's Important To The Work You Do. If You're Trying To Rally The General Assembly To Vote For Something That Matters To The United States, Those Personal Relationships Count.

I Think People Have Confidence That I Will Fairly And Accurately Represent Their Point Of View To The President, And That I'm Not Going To Put A Spin On It, Even If I May Disagree With It.

Legislation That Would Withhold Funding For The United Nations Is Fundamentally Flawed In Concept And Practice, Sets Us Back, Is Self-defeating, And Doesn't Work.