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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.
John Bolton
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John Bolton
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: November 20
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John Robert Bolton
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