“I was working with a number of African heads of state. And after their initial surprise, I think many of them just treated me as they would anybody else. They had to deal with me as a representative of the United States of America, and the United States of America was too important to be dismissed or ignored on any grounds.” ThinkingImportantStatesAmericaUnitedDealsNumbersUnited StatesSurpriseTreatedRepresentativesUnited States Of AmericaIgnoredInitialsHead Of State Author:Susan Rice
“The youth thing never really, from my vantage point, slowed me down. I think the harder audience for me to gain acceptance from was the career diplomatic corps that worked with and for me in the Africa Bureau.” ThinkingCareersAudienceAcceptanceYouthGainsHarderDiplomaticVantage Point Author:Susan Rice
“There are plenty of meetings, receptions, dinners, and so if you are [at the U.N.] any length of time, and I was there for four and a half years, you formed pretty significant relationships with people from all over the world. And that's important to the work you do. If you're trying to rally the General Assembly to vote for something that matters to the United States, those personal relationships count.” PeopleIfsWorldTryingYearsImportantMatterStatesUnitedHalfUnited StatesFourVoteMeetingsDinnerSignificantPlentyLengthAssemblyPersonal RelationshipsReceptionHalf A YearGeneral Assembly Author:Susan Rice
“One of the things I love about negotiations is that you have to be able to play it like an orchestra, different instruments for different circumstances. There's sweetness, and encouragement, and cajoling. There's pressure, there's drama, there's ultimatums.” DifferentPlayAbleCircumstancesDramaEncouragementPressureInstrumentsSweetnessNegotiationOrchestraThings I Love Author:Susan Rice
“The notion that I had become a political lightning rod was painful for me to experience.” PoliticalNotionPainfulLightning Author:Susan Rice
“I was very happy in my job at the United Nations.” JobsNationsUnitedVery HappyUnited Nations Author:Susan Rice
“I think it's very, very important that in foreign policy and national security decision making, as in any other realm, that there be a range of diversity that reflects the full complexity of America. We should draw on those experiences to inform our decision making.” ThinkingShouldImportantAmericaDecisionSecurityPolicyDiversityDrawsRangeRealmsComplexityDecision MakingForeign PolicyNational Security Author:Susan Rice
“I am blunt sometimes; I am diplomatic sometimes; I am all things in between. Abrasive, you know, I guess it's in the eye of the beholder.” KnowsSometimesEyeAll ThingsBluntDiplomaticBeholderEye Of The Beholder Author:Susan Rice