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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

What's "Bitch" In Congolese?

Clinton's Outburst in Congo Raises Concerns About Her Diplomatic Skills - Political News - FOXNews.com

Some foreign policy analysts said while her reaction may not have any political repercussions, it reflects her limitations as a diplomat.


"If a student in the Congo can get under your skin with a mistranslation and you're unable to deflect it in a gracious diplomatic way, one gets a little concerned when an issue of more consequence comes along and she might indulge in a personal perspective as opposed to something that's good for the country as a whole,"


- Robert Schadler, senior fellow in public diplomacy at the American Foreign Policy Council.

"It's inappropriate for a diplomat to be so harshly personal," Schadler added. "You can't imagine the great secretaries of state with expressing that unnecessary personal view when they would be overseas and talking to a foreign audience."

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