I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations.

Being under the microscope meant I was never given any slack. I still managed to screw up plenty in life, mind you, but in the things I really cared about - the legal work, or the stories I was telling as a writer, or the office I built in government - I wasn't left a lot of margin for error. It's kept me driven.

I know full well how important women are in diplomacy and development. I grew up with seven sisters.

It's incumbent on good public servants to maintain their voices and originality of thinking.

I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations.

Hillary Clinton respects good ideas wherever they come from. That's something I haven't seen in a lot of powerful people.

Happy Father's Day -- or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day.