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Hillary Clinton: With smart power, diplomacy will be the vanguard of foreign policy.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
With smart power, diplomacy will be the vanguard of foreign policy.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clinton advocates for a diplomatic approach as central to foreign policy.

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