Madeleine Albright: “the most revolutionary thing I did as Secretary of State was to move Canada into the Western Hemisphere.”

The problem with a 'pale, male, and Yale' State Department is that it is a direct affront to the American values of democracy, opportunity and, yes, diversity.

There is a movement on the other side. There is kind of rising nationalism in a number of different countries.

I have always been a grateful American, and I was taught by my father to appreciate both the fragility of democracy and its resilience.

Backing for democratic values must be the centerpiece of any strategy to create a more secure, stable, healthy and prosperous global environment.