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November 09, 2006
Has Jonah been talking to Condi Rice?
Skating star Kwan gets new diplomacy jobHoping to boost America's image abroad, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appointed U.S. figure skating star Michelle Kwan on Thursday as a public diplomacy envoy for the Bush administration.
Once an aspiring skater herself, Rice said Kwan showed humility and grace under pressure during her athletic career and was the perfect choice as a goodwill ambassador."It is a time of great consequence in the world and I know you are going to play an important and valuable role for our nation," said Rice, with Kwan, 26, at her side.
As the top U.S. diplomat, Rice has a bag full of diplomatic challenges -- from the growing violence in Iraq to North Korea and Iran's nuclear programs.
The State Department hopes using sports and other public figures as envoys will stem a tide of suspicion over U.S. foreign policy goals, particularly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
For what it's worth, the Michelle Kwan Fan Forum seems like a pretty Democratic place to hang out from the looks of it.
Posted by Mike at November 9, 2006 09:54 PM
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