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Passing the Baton
Challenges of Statecraft for the New Administration

With Remarks by Samuel R. Berger and Condoleezza Rice

This report summarizes discussions at a conference of leading officials and specialists on January 17, 2001, entitled "Passing the Baton: The Challenges of Statecraft for a New Administration." Keynote speeches by both the outgoing and the incoming assistants to the president for national security affairs—Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger and Condoleezza Rice, respectively—highlighted the range of insights presented regarding the external and internal challenges of promoting U.S. interests and values around the globe in the twenty-first century. The conference program was organized around five panel discussions covering two functional topics (organizing for national security and international conflict management) and three geographic regions of special concern to the United States (Russia, the Balkans, and Northeast Asia).

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