NATO has been a thread throughout my life.

I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair.

I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.

Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy.

I think the jobs [at the top] are unbelievably difficult, and there is nothing easier than second-guessing people.

I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.

We have to understand where we have strategic relationships that require us to take a different approach. I guess the easiest way to describe it is: different strokes for different folks.