Diplomats on the Frontlines
Read live tweets from a discussion between former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, former Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker and Bernard-Henri Levy on the dangers and opportunities for 21st-century diplomats.
Ryan Crocker on Stevens: No one could be a better ambassador to Tripoli #hero12
— The Daily Beast Live (@TDBLive) November 15, 2012
Albright: "Frankly, he was the kind of person we need as ambassadors… It's very hard to be an ambassador behind walls." #hero12
— The Daily Beast Live (@TDBLive) November 15, 2012
.@bernardhl on Amb Stevens: "We stopped in many cafes [in Libya] because he wanted to speak with the real population." #hero12
— The Daily Beast Live (@TDBLive) November 15, 2012
Crocker: "As a general rule when the rockets are coming over the walls, it's probably a good idea to wait until they're not…" #hero12
— The Daily Beast Live (@TDBLive) November 15, 2012
Albright: "I don't want to sit here & just read the newspapers or send cables back & forth to Washington. I want to get out there." #hero12
— The Daily Beast Live (@TDBLive) November 15, 2012
"Why did you keep going back?" Crocker: "My inherent quality was my expandability" #hero12
— Hero Summit (@HeroSummit) November 15, 2012
Ryan Crocker: "Our foreign service at its best moves to the sound of the guns." #hero12
— Hero Summit (@HeroSummit) November 15, 2012
"The foreign service at its best moves to the sound of the guns, moves to the sound of the fight" - Ambassador Ryan Crocker #HeroSummit
— Miranda Green (@Mirandacgreen) November 15, 2012
Madeleine K. Albright: "Total consistency in decision making is not necessarily the smartest thing." #hero12
— Hero Summit (@HeroSummit) November 15, 2012
Albright: "There are other kinds of intervention besides military intervention. Boots on the ground isn't the only option here." #hero12
— Hero Summit (@HeroSummit) November 15, 2012
What is missing to overthrow Assad in Syria? "A pilot in the plane," says BHL. Political initiative. #hero12
— Hero Summit (@HeroSummit) November 15, 2012
Madeleine K. Albright suggested "Arab Awakening" as Spring moved into Winter. Arab man got furious. "We have been awake this whole time!"
— Hero Summit (@HeroSummit) November 15, 2012
Madeleine K. Albright: "I think Americans are the most generous people in the world with the shortest attention span." #hero12
— Hero Summit (@HeroSummit) November 15, 2012
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