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RESPONSE BY THE FIRST LADY OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
column reminding us that it takes a whole
I
want to start by thanking Ambassador
zens are able to participate fully in the lives
village to raise a child.
Hunt for her service to the United
of their country. We have seen great
Secluding herself to write is a real chal-
States, but more than that for her leader-
progress in this region of the world.
lenge, because this is a woman on the
ship and commitment to human rights and
Our previous speakers this morning,
move, visiting projects in every corner of
the work that she has done here in Europe
from Bulgaria, Lithuania and the Czech Re-
the globe. In addition to palaces and halls
on behalf of raising the voices of women SO
public shared with us some of the progress
of power, she's explored barrios in
that all can hear them. I would like to thank
they have seen in their own lives. How those
Nicaragua, health clinics in Bangladesh,
the other conference sponsors for support-
walls did come tumbling down. How they
windswept plains of Mongolia, and monu-
ing this very important meeting. And I
were able to take advantage of new opportu-
ments to freedom in South Africa. She's
would also like to the thank the Austrian
nities, to seek new responsibilities on behalf
talked directly to women economists and
people and their government for their will-
of themselves and to further the cause of
ministers and to women sitting at their new
ingness to serve the cause of peace and
democracy in their countries. We come at a
sewing machines funded by a micro-enter-
democracy. Home to the United Nations,
point in time when the architecture of revo-
prise loan. And from these travels, she's
and other critical international organiza-
lution is nearly complete in Europe. The old
brought home the wisdom of global leaders
tions, host to important summits of the Cold
order is being replaced by democratic insti-
and basket weavers.
War, haven for refugees, Austria has given
tutions and open markets, of free press, func-
I've seen Hillary Rodham Clinton in lots
the people of Europe and the world a safe
tioning parliaments, political parties. Basic
of circumstances: meeting a head of state,
place to come to in order to challenge, hear
rights of assembly and association are be-
laughing with her staff, leading tours of the
out, and understand one another so that
coming facts of life. Last month Russia joined
White House, sitting drenched in the rain,
together we may shape a common future.
the community of creditor nations.
collapsed in sleep on a plane, dancing at a
This conference is held in that same
This week the Czech Republic, Hun-
ball, stepping up to a microphone.
spirit. We are here to advance the cause of
gary and Poland were invited to join NATO,
But the time I'll never forget is a phone
women and to advance the cause of
and at the time the announcement was
call to Vienna, when Chelsea's mom called
democracy and to make it absolutely clear
made it was clear that those were the first
to say she'd heard my daughter was very ill,
that the two are inseparable. There cannot
invitations, not the last invitations. Today
and she wanted me to know she cared.
be true democracy unless women's voices
my husband is in Poland and Romania to
This is a woman who understands what
are heard. There cannot be true democracy
reiterate America's support for democracy's
"care" means.
unless women are given the opportunity to
progress. And I think it is also significant
take responsibility for their own lives. There
that you are gathered here in Vienna to rec-
cannot be true democracy unless all citi-
ognize both the crucial role women have
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