Susan Rice
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Susan Rice is an American diplomat and policy advisor who served as the 27th United States National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2017. In this role, she was a key figure in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Obama administration, focusing on issues such as national security, international relations, and global health. Prior to her tenure as National Security Advisor, Rice served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013, where she advocated for U.S. interests on the global stage and addressed pressing international issues.
I think these last 8 years have been particularly frustrating because it seems somehow that the entire international community has lost the ability to act on its outrage.
I know the U.N. sometimes deeply frustrates Americans, and I am acutely aware of its shortcomings.
I am really deeply honored to appear before you as the President-elect's designee to be the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
it's a shame-- there's no other word for it--when the only country with which we're keeping company is Somalia.
I will always advocate and defend the United States' national interest at the United Nations.
The United States will never ask permission to defend ourselves or our allies.
Israel is a stalwart ally and friend of the United States, and we will, as we have in the past, act in our interests in recognition of and support of that relationship.
In the 21st century, we can and we must transcend old barriers, build new bridges, strengthen our common security, and invest in our common humanity.
President-elect Obama will work on multiple levels to address these dangers.
Under President-elect Obama, the United States will engage vigorously in UN-sponsored climate negotiations.
We have to recognize the reality that in many parts of the world what democracy will yield, at least in the short term, may not be what we would wish it to yield and may not be even constant with U.S. interests.
There have been obvious, numerous contacts, public contacts, between the Iranian regime and both Hezbollah and the external elements of Hamas.
We thought that we knew that Iraq was the most pressing threat because it possessed weapons of mass destruction. It did not. We preempted. We're now in a long-term entanglement in Iraq.
What is his exit strategy for Iraq? How are we going to get out of the mess in Iraq?





