The UN: what it can and can't do, and how the United States and Japan can make it more effective.(Speech)

From: American Diplomacy | Date: February 5, 2008 | Copyright information

I am truly honored and delighted to speak before the members of the West Triangle Chapter of the UN Association of the United States. It is a pleasure to be back in Chapel Hill, a city with which I am quite familiar, as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is my daughter's alma mater, and I have had the opportunity to visit this area many times in the past.

When I received your invitation, I accepted without hesitation, as I spent many years of my career working on UN affairs, and through those experiences, I have come to believe that the UN deserves our strong ...

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