08/14/2006
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"Bob Blackwill understands the important place India holds in my foreign policy agenda, and he will be an outstanding American Ambassador to India."
"With the right focus and the right leadership, it's a challenge this Nation will accept, because this is a great land."
"I'm so honored to be your President."
"I think I made a pretty darn good pick when I named him to my Cabinet."