Susan Rice Quotes


I am straight forward; I am not manipulative; I am not two-faced. And I think that that has served me well in all of my roles, particularly as a diplomat, because people knew if I said something, I meant it. If I said no, I meant no, and if I said we could make this work, we would make it work.


Citations

Rice, Susan. Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For. Simon & Schuster, 2019.

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Susan Rice
Susan Rice
  • Born: November 17, 1964
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Statesman

Susan Elizabeth Rice is an American diplomat, policy advisor, and public official serving as Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Rice served as the 27th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013 and as the 24th U.S. national security advisor from 2013 to 2017.