I Get To Be Married

In The '90s, There Was Scant Presidential Leadership And Insufficient Domestic Political Mobilization For Foreign Policy Grounded In Human Rights.

Success Is Not About Who Never Fails. It Is About Who Can Spring - Or Even Stagger - Back Up.

Democracies Are Expense-averse And They Think In Terms Of Short-term, Political Interests Rather Than A Long-term Interest In Stability.

I Think About Syria When I Go To Bed At Night.

From Richard Holbrooke - And I Miss Him Every Day - I Learned Two Things. One, Prioritization: Never Take Your Eye Off The Longer-term Reforms. The Other Thing Is, He Was A Hell Of A Schmoozer! So I Should Take Advantage Of My Irish Love Of Beer And Gift Of The Gab, And Build Relationships. That's A Cherished Part Of The Job, Asking Someone, "how Did You Get To Be The Rwandan Ambassador?" I Try To Take Advantage Of The Fact That I Hope To Be Here At Least Until The President's Term Ends Getting To Know My Colleagues.