03/15/2010
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"The choice of Dr. Rice for this elevated position is further evidence of the Obama's administration commitment to a renewed diplomatic and multilateral presence on the world stage."
"The United States Ambassador to the United Nations is, without question, one of the most important national security and diplomatic posts in the administration."
"Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. I'll be very, very brief."
"I believe that President-elect Obama has made an outstanding choice in Dr. Susan Rice."