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Bush Shows Diplomats Some Love
 By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, March 25, 2008  |  12:20 PM

From his appearance yesterday at Foggy Bottom:

Our citizens have really no idea how competent, courageous and successful the people here who work at the State Department are -- I do. After my -- now my eighth year as president, I've gotten to know the people in the State Department well, and I'm impressed, and so should our citizens.

But the president also spoke of the need "to strengthen the State Department's capacity to bring freedom and peace around the world" through "efficiencies" and "interoperability." That, apparently, was the subject of deeper discussions that occurred behind closed doors.



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I am not with State. However I have worked overseas with my Department and have interacted with State Dept. employees at the Embassies and Consulates in two European contries and one Middle East country. I was impressed. They really took care of us while we were there and made it their business to make sure all our needs were met - all with professionalism and an attitude of "service to others".

Anonymous  | Friday, March 28, 2008 |  01:50 PM


Oh. So he used yesterday's "Gibberish Generator" again, huh?

Not impressed  | Wednesday, March 26, 2008 |  11:23 AM



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