Barbara Lee Issues Statement on Ambassador Susan Rice
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) provided the following statement concerning Ambassador Susan Rice’s decision to withdraw from consideration for Secretary of State.
“I am profoundly disappointed that Ambassador Rice, such a well qualified woman of color, would be denied the opportunity to become our next Secretary of State due to the baseless and manufactured allegations of the radical right.
“I have known and worked closely with Ambassador Susan Rice for many years—on many global issues. From the genocide in Sudan to the ongoing violence in Syria, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and the global HIV/AIDS crisis. Ambassador Rice works each and every day to advance the highest ideals of our country and would have been an outstanding Secretary of State.”
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