04/20/2010
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"I hope as cuts are examined the Congress will recognize that diplomacy is an essential element of national security."
"As you both know, much of the training at the posts is on-the-job training, which is an important aspect of training."
"Thank you. Ambassador Powell, what is the current status of implementing the Secretary's Diplomacy 3.0 initiative to increase Foreign Service employees by 25 percent and Civil Service employees by 13 ..."
"We cannot afford to leave their training to mistakes made on the way to experience."