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EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S TOWN HALL MEETING. JUST ONE BRIEF TECHNICAL REMINDER. THIS SESSION IS BEING BROADCAST NOT ONLY ON THE...
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| 00:01:40 |
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MUCH, PAT. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU AGAIN THIS MORNING. THE WAY DOWN THE HALL I SAW THE OVERFLOW CROWD. SO I WANT TO GREET THEM. THEY'RE...
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| 00:22:57 |
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MADAM SECRETARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS KATHLEEN CORY AND I WORK AT SFI. MANY OF US ARE VERY INVOLVED IN WORKING ON QDDR-RELATED...
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| 00:23:27 |
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OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AT SFI AND YOUR WORK ON IMPLEMENTING THE QDDR. WE ARE HOPING THAT IT WILL PROVE ITSELF SO THAT NO MATTER WHO COMES NEXT,...
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| 00:25:29 |
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OR FROM THE SOUNDING BOARD? >> THANK
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| 00:25:32 |
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YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. THE FIRST QUESTION FROM THE SOUNDING BOARD COMES FROM MICHELLE NICHOLS IN KABUL. SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT WILL THE FOOTPRINT OF THE...
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| 00:25:44 |
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GOOD QUESTION. AND JUST ABOUT TEN DAYS OR SO AGO, I CALLED OUR TEAM IN AFGHANISTAN, HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH MANY, MANY OF THE REALLY EXTRAORDINARY...
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| 00:27:44 |
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I'M ON THE BOARD OF EXECUTIVE WOMEN AT STATE. FEWER WOMEN ARE APPLYING FOR SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT, AND WOMEN AT EVERY LEVEL ARE HAVING...
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| 00:28:18 |
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MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY BALANCING FAMILY AND WORK RESPONSIBILITIES IS CHALLENGING AND THE CHALLENGE FALLS DISPROPORTIONATELY...
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| 00:31:43 |
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MADAM SECRETARY. MY NAME IS DORIS McBRIDE. I'M IN THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS. AS YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SOME AGENCIES THAT...
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| 00:32:17 |
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THAT IS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAKE THE CASE FOR STATE AND AID RESOURCES. AND I'M KNOCKING ON WOOD. BUT WE'VE...
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| 00:35:01 |
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SECRETARY, THIS NEXT QUESTION IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DISCUSSED TOPICS ON THE SOUNDING BOARD. TODD SCHWARTZ ASKS ARE THERE ANY STEPS THAT CAN...
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| 00:35:28 |
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TIME I DID A TOWN HALL, AND I THINK I WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS. I HOPE YOU AGREE WE'VE MADE PROGRESS. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT...
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| 00:37:39 |
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BOARD. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM SECRETARY. MY NAME IS VIRGINIA BENNINGHOFF. I WORK IN IAP IN THE OFFICE OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS. AND I HAVE A QUESTION ON OUR...
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| 00:38:32 |
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IS. >> EL >> WELL, FIRST, ONE OF
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| 00:38:34 |
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OUR GREAT STRENGTHS IS WE DO NOT CRIMINALIZE SPEECH. PEOPLE CAN SAY NEARLY ANYTHING THEY CHOOSE AND THEY DO IN OUR COUNTRY. OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING...
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| 00:40:53 |
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MORNING, MADAM SECRETARY. THE LAST TIME I WAS BEFORE YOU, I WAS AN INTERN AND NOW I'M A PROGRAM ANALYST SO IT'S QUITE AN HONOR TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU...
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| 00:41:02 |
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GOOD. >> MY QUESTION
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| 00:41:03 |
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IS REGARDING FOREIGN POLICY IF I MAY. AS A KURDISH AMERICAN, MUCH OF MY INTEREST FOCUSES ON THE KURT STATE OF IRAQI POLITICAL AFFAIRS. GIVEN WHAT'S BEEN...
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| 00:41:28 |
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FIRST I'M DELIGHTED THAT YOU'VE GONE FROM INTERN TO FULL FLEDGED EMPLOYEE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND WE'RE DELIGHTED AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND...
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| 00:45:35 |
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SECRETARY, WE RECEIVED TWO VERY SIMILAR QUESTIONS THAT ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR VISION FOR US. FROM THE MOST SENIOR EMPLOYEE TO THE MOST JUNIOR, IN AN ERA...
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| 00:46:09 |
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A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT WOULD PROBABLY DESERVE A MUCH LONGER ANSWER BUT LET ME JUST SAY THAT PART OF THE VISION IS IN THE QDTR. THAT IS WHAT...
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| 00:50:07 |
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MORNING, MADAM SECRETARY. MY NAME IS LEON GALLANIS, I WORKED FOR UNDERSECRETARY KENNEDY. IN YOUR OPENING LETTER IN THE QDTR, YOU ASK THE QUESTION HOW...
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| 00:50:59 |
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DO THAT. YOU'RE 100% RIGHT. IN TODAY'S WORLD YOU CAN EITHER MANAGE DATA OR BE DROWN BY IT. THAT'S THE CHOICE. AND IF YOU STARTING DROWN, THE NATURAL...
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| 00:51:23 |
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QUESTION. >>
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| 00:51:24 |
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IT'S OKAY. A SHAMELESS BUT VERY IMPORTANT PLUG. [ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ] >>
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| 00:51:38 |
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GOOD MORNING, MADAM SECRETARY. MY NAME IS MICHELLE LA KORMY. >> IS RICK
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| 00:51:51 |
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BARTON HERE? RICK'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. WE WERE SO FORTUNATE TO RECRUIT RICK TO BE THE FIRST LEADER OF THE CSO AND I THINK HIS VISION AND WHAT ALL OF...
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| 00:53:53 |
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SECRETARY, THIS QUESTION COMES FROM NOAH DONA FROM ISTANBUL. HE SAYS WITH THE RECENT HIRING SURGE, MANY MID-LEVEL FOREIGN SERVICES POSITIONS WERE SEEDED...
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| 00:54:30 |
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H.R. IS DEVELOPING A PLAN TO MOVE POSITIONS WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED AND WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED. THIS WILL BE DONE IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH THE BUREAUS...
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| 00:55:20 |
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MORNING, MADAM SECRETARY. MY NAME IS SUESS SEANSAN JOHNSON. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF AFSA. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT EXCELLENT AND EXCITING UPDATE OF...
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| 00:55:50 |
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THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MADAM SECRETARY,
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| 00:55:56 |
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PRESIDENT OBAMA LED HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS WITH THE REMARKS, AND I'LL QUOTE, "LAST MONTH I WENT TO ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE AND WELCOMED HOME...
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| 00:57:18 |
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FAIR QUESTION AND WE ARE OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO TALK ABOUT IT, TRYING TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY OF IT. THIS IS THE LARGEST POSTCONFLICT OPERATION THE...
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| 00:58:34 |
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ANOTHER SYNTHESIS OF TWO SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND YOU IN 2013. THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE...
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| 00:59:06 |
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FIRST PART OF THE QUESTION IN WRITING SO I CAN PUT IT IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT GETS REALLY, REALLY HARD? >> WE'LL PUT IT ON YOUR
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| 00:59:16 |
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EER. >> WITH THE ELECTION SEASON
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| 00:59:18 |
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FAST APPROACHING, CAN YOU OFFER ANY PREDICTIONS FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT AFTER THE ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER, SPECIFICALLY ARE YOU CONSIDERING STAYING...
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| 00:59:41 |
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GOODNESS. FIRST OF ALL, IT ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY, WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU, WHICH I AM ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE...
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| 01:02:52 |
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HAVE TO BE THE LAST QUESTION AS YOU HAVE ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. >> WELL,
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| 01:02:56 |
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THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. LET'S KEEP GOING! [ APPLAUSE ] >>> STILL
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.