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Secretary Clinton has dramatically changed the face of U.S. foreign policy globally for the good. But I wish she had been unleashed more by the White House.
Richard Armitage
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Richard Armitage
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 26
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Richard Lee Armitage
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