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We need a strong and effective State Department. We can't conduct American affairs in the world without it.

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John Bolton
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: November 20
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Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.
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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.
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As you know, I have over the years written critically about the U.N. I have consistently stressed in my writings that American leadership is critical to the success of the U.N., an effective U.N., one that is true to the original intent of its charter's framers.
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