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Africa: U.S. Africanists Worry Over Obama's Next Secretary of State
allAfrica, 5 December 2012
As President Barack Obama decides whom to nominate to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state during his second term, Africa specialists in the United States are beginning to… Read more »
U.S. Africa Experts Debate Obama's Choice for State Department
Against the backdrop of suggestions that President Barack Obama is considering nominating his United Nations ambassador, Susan E. Rice, to serve as his next secretary of state, American scholars and writers on Africa are beginning a debate whether her record on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda counts against her.
Susan Rice, permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations and co-leader of the mission delegation, addresses the UN Security Council.
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Report: The CIA Edited Susan Rice's Talking Points On Benghazi Attack
Blog: ThinkProgress, Tue 4 Dec, 04:50 pm 2012
A new report in the Wall Street Journal makes clear that it was the CIA, not the White House, who ultimately removed references to al Qaeda from a ... read more »
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DR Congo: Susan Rice... Thanks Obama.
Blog: Hamish In Auckland, Tue 27 Nov, 09:42 pm 2012
Who is Susan Rice ? Wikipedia reports " Rice served in the Clinton administration various capacities: at the National Security Council ... read more »
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Susan Rice and the M23 crisis
Blog: Congo Siasa, Sat 24 Nov, 03:20 pm 2012
As the M23 crisis has unfolded in the eastern Congo, the US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has emerged as a holdout within American ... read more »
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Obama Calls McCain's Attacks On Susan Rice 'Outrageous'
Blog: ThinkProgress, Wed 14 Nov, 08:00 pm 2012
Today during his White House press conference, President Obama scolded Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and other Republicans for attacking America's U.N. ... read more »
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McCain Defends Obama's Right To Name Cabinet But Says He'll 'Block' Susan Rice As SecState
Blog: ThinkProgress, Wed 14 Nov, 02:44 pm 2012
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) managed this morning to both defend President Obama's right to nominate Cabinet members and categorically ban the President ... read more »
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Who (according to anonymous sources) will be the next Secretary of State?
Blog: Foreign Policy, Thu 8 Nov, 07:46 pm 2012
With Hillary Clinton expected to step down sometime in 2013, Washington is abuzz with speculation about who will be the next Secretary of State. John ... read more »
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Meles Zenawi Memorial Service at Abyssinian Baptist Church
Blog: The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn, Mon 29 Oct, 01:08 am 2012
Together with three other former U.S. ambassadors to Ethiopia, I attended the memorial service for Meles Zenawi on 27 October 2012 at the Abyssinian ... read more »
