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I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.

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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
Aware
Female
Black

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The United States share of the African market it's very small, it's only about 8 percent.
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Since I've had a career, my hair has been more or less professional.
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All of us as citizens have to be consumers and judges.
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We know that weapons, heavy weapons continue to flow across the border from Russia into Ukraine. And we have now, in recent days, indications that Russians - Russian military units themselves have, on occasion, fired into Ukraine.
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I was working with a number of African heads of state. And after their initial surprise, I think many of them just treated me as they would anybody else. They had to deal with me as a representative of the United States of America, and the United States of America was too important to be dismissed or ignored on any grounds.
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I have a range, and I'd much rather do things the nice way than the hard way, but sometimes you have to use all the tools at your disposal.
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I was conscious of the fact that it could be to my disadvantage to marry a white guy - that some folks would hold that against me.
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Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.
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I don't worry about how folks want to characterize me.
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I am blunt sometimes I am diplomatic sometimes I am all things in between. Abrasive, you know, I guess it's in the eye of the beholder.
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I'm not watching any TV shows, frankly.
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Can I be blunt? Yes. Can I be diplomatic? Yes. Can I concoct a mixture of vinegar and honey when the circumstances warrant? Yes.
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I may not be able to work for anybody else again. I may just have to work for myself.
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What I learned is that policymakers have to force consideration of actions that may not have occurred to them at the time.
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I have to separate my personal concerns from my professional responsibilities.
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It may not be what you would've chosen, but we all have a responsibility to be active citizens and shape our system and our future.
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I don't get drunk, I get a little happy on rare occasion, and I'm probably dancing if I'm that happy.
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Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.
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Governing is different than campaigning, and that comes with a whole different level of responsibility.
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It is manifestly in the interest of the United States to deal with the very real threat that climate change poses. And that's why President Obama has worked so hard to reduce our own emissions and to lead internationally in forging the Paris climate agreement.
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