I Don't Run A Woman Government. I

We Are Here Because We Share A Fundamental Belief: That Poverty, Illiteracy, Disease And Inequality Do Not Belong In The Twenty-first Century. We Share A Common Purpose: To Eradicate These Ills For The Benefit Of All. And We Share A Common Tool To Achieve This: The Millennium Development Goals.

In Liberia, Our Main Obstacle Is Infrastructure: The Lights, The Water, The Roads. Companies Can't Operate Without Those Things. And Even Though We Have Commitments From Our Partners, It Takes Time To Turn Commitments Into Cash.

Ethnicity Should Enrich Us; It Should Make Us A Unique People In Our Diversity And Not Be Used To Divide Us.

One Has To Look At My Life Story To See What I've Done. I've Paid A Heavy Price That Many People Don't Realize.

To Girls And Women Everywhere, I Issue A Simple Invitation. My Sisters, My Daughters, My Friends; Find Your Voice