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Leading Through Civilian Power
I heard the NPR report driving home tonight, and the following quote from Sec. Clinton perked up my ears and set me to pondering what is the deeper meaning of this policy change?
Quote:
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"So we are pressing very hard on one of the key ideas which I mentioned in my remarks: Our ambassadors and chiefs of mission are truly the CEO of the American presence, and that includes everybody. We feel that way about the military’s CINCs. If you’re a regional commander in the United States military and you are going to be operating in a country in your region, the ambassador in that country needs to know and needs to approve. And we feel that that has to be the way we proceed, and I’m looking forward to the many challenges of implementation that that presents."
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Source:
http://www.usaid.gov/qddr/
Sec. Clinton's Remarks:
http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2010/sp101215.html
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