I Have Decided Not To Run For

A Strong State Department To Me Means A Corps Of Career Officials Who Believe That Their Job Is To Advocate America's Interests And Who Are Trained In Effective Advocacy, Not Schooled In Accommodation.

I'm Obviously Aware That People Are Quite Focused On The Economy Rather Than Foreign Policy Issues, But That Is Something That Should And Can Be Altered As People See The Nature Of The Threats Around The World That We Face.

I Want To Make Sure That, Not Only In The Republican Party But In The Body Politic As A Whole, People Are Aware Of Threats That Remain To The United States.

My Priority Is To Give The United States The Kind Of Influence It Should Have.

I Am Not A Professional Politician.