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How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership
Harper
January 2008
On Sale: January 8, 2008
336 pages ISBN: 0061351806 EAN: 9780061351808 Hardcover
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The next president, whether Democrat or Republican, will
face the daunting task of repairing America's core
relationships and tarnished credibility after the damage
caused during the past seven years. In Memo to the
President Elect, former secretary of state and
bestselling author Madeleine Albright offers provocative
ideas about how to confront the striking array of challenges
that the next commander-in-chief will face and how to return
America to its rightful role as a source of inspiration
across the globe. Much more than a set of policy
prescriptions, Secretary Albright's writing blends lessons
from the past with forward-looking suggestions about how to
assemble a first-rate foreign policy team, anticipate the
actions of other key countries, make full use of
presidential power without repeating the excesses of the
Bush administration, and revive America's commitment to its
founding ideals. Albright's advice is candid—as
conveyed in a confidential memo—and seasoned with humor and
stories from her years in office. Drawing on her extensive
experience as an advisor to two presidents and a key figure
in four presidential transitions, she provides an insider's
analysis of U.S. options in addressing the decisive issues
of our era: terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
rivalries in the Middle East, the potential for nuclear war,
and headaches created by such troublesome leaders as Iran's
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Venezuela's
Hugo Chávez, and North Korea's Kim Jong-il. The
2008 election promises to be one of the most dramatic in our
nation's history. Memo to the President Elect offers
indispensable guidance for the next occupant of the White
House—and a wealth of insights for voters to think about
before deciding who that person will be.
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