Topic: Susan Rice

US must weigh political, economic and military conditions on ground in AfghanistanU.S. Ambassador Susan Rice says the Obama administration's fresh assessment of American policy in Afghanistan is appropriate and necessary in light of an evolving and uncertain political landscape there.Interviewed Wednesday from ...
Obama to meet Japan's prime minister at UN; meetings also set with Russia, China leadersPresident Barack Obama will meet Japan's new leader for the first time at the United Nations next week.U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said that Obama will meet Prime Minister ...

U.S. vows to embrace U.N. in break with Bush-era policy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration will work with the United Nations to fight terrorism and other major world challenges, U.S. envoy Susan Rice said on Wednesday, marking a clear shift from the Bush administration's disregard for the world body.Rice, the ...

US to join UN rights body that Bush rejected

US President Barack Obama's administration announced Tuesday it will run in May for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council -- a body the Bush administration had shunned.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan ...

Obama team seeks seat on UN rights body

US President Barack Obama's administration announced it will run in May for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council -- a body the Bush administration had shunned.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, ...

Clinton confirmation hearing on Tuesday

Hillary Clinton will face her Senate confirmation hearing for her new job as secretary of state on Tuesday, in an appearance which will give a first glimpse of future US foreign policy.Incoming Senate Foreign Relations committee chairman John Kerry said Senator Clinton, ...

A new Dr. Rice to become face of US at UN

An ex-National Security Council member and former assistant secretary of state, Susan Rice brings the resume of a Rhodes Scholar-turned-diplomat to the team as she becomes the US face at the United Nations.The Washington-bred Rice -- no relation to outgoing Secretary of ...