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One can't erase the tremendous burden of apartheid in 10 years, 20 years, I believe, even 30 years.

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Susan Rice
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 17
Diplomat
Politician
Screenwriter
United States Ambassador To The United Nations
Washington
District of Columbia
Susan Elizabeth Rice
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