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As the United States faces unprecedented challenges andopportunities around the world, Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice has unveiled a bold new vision of American diplomacyfor the 21st century known as “transformational diplomacy.”According to Secretary Rice, transformational diplomacy is avision rooted in partnership, not paternalism—in doing thingswith other people, not for them. “I think,” says AmbassadorPatrick Kennedy, that the major focus of transformational diplomacyhas to [do with] getting our personnel out and operating