To Understand Europe, You Have To Be

The Day-to-day Making Of Policy Is Arguing All The Time. You're Trying To Get The Right Approach And The Right Answer, And There Are Moments That Aren't Very Pleasant. But In The End, You Look At The Overall Product.

We Are Very Hip On The Fact That America's Always No. 1. On This We Are Not, In Terms Of The Number Of Women In Our Legislative Branches And Obviously As Head Of State. We Need To Push On That. I Hate To Say This: It Isn't All Men's Fault. I Think Some Of It Is Our Own Attitude And Approach. Some Of It Very Healthy, That Women Want To Make Choices About Their Lives And How They Want To Spend Their Time, And What They Value.

I Am By Nature A Worried Optimist.

Well, The Thing That I Learned As A Diplomat Is That Human Relations Ultimately Make A Huge Difference.

There Are An Awful Lot Of Things Going On That Need Understanding And Explanation, But - To Put It Mildly - The World Is A Mess.