You Can't Sit On The Sidelines And

I Have Been To Libya And Walked The Streets Of Benghazi Myself.

Well, Nigeria Has Played A Constructive Role In Peacekeeping In Various Parts Of West Africa. But Unless And Until Nigeria Itself Is Democratic And Respects Human Rights, It Too May Well Be A Source Of Much Greater Instability As Political Repression Limits The Ability Of The People Of Nigeria To Achieve Their Full Potential.

Once You've Learned To Study In A Bathing Suit On The Grass With Muscled Men Throwing Frisbees Over Your Head, You Can Accomplish Almost Anything.

I Was Working With A Number Of African Heads Of State. And After Their Initial Surprise, I Think Many Of Them Just Treated Me As They Would Anybody Else. They Had To Deal With Me As A Representative Of The United States Of America, And The United States Of America Was Too Important To Be Dismissed Or Ignored On Any Grounds.

I Am Straight Forward; I Am Not Manipulative; I Am Not Two-faced. And I Think That That Has Served Me Well In All Of My Roles, Particularly As A Diplomat, Because People Knew If I Said Something, I Meant It. If I Said No, I Meant No, And If I Said We Could Make This Work, We Would Make It Work.