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On the recordMay 19, 2009
I would like to see the State Department return to its dominant role, its rightful role, as it was under former great Secretaries like George Marshall and Dean Acheson.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy advocates for a stronger role of the State Department in diplomacy.

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