A biography for Linda Thomas-Greenfieldhasn’t been written yet.
“Neither of my parents were well educated.”
“Climate change is upon us every single day.”
“There's no reason for people to die of hunger. We have the tools that we need to support them. We just need the resources.”
“You know, finding a solution to any world problem: the first step is diplomacy.”
“I sometimes think that the reason I was mistaken for a Rwandan is because other countries don't expect that an American diplomat is black.”
“Online platforms can connect farmers and equip them with the latest information about supply chains.”
“We can't lose our sense of humanity, our compassion for people.”
“As the international community comes together to create rules for developing and deploying technology, America and its allies and partners aim to advance peace, protect human rights, promote sustainable development and defend the open Internet for the benefit of all.”
“Democracy is a process - it's not an end state, and our democracy continues to evolve, and sometimes we go backward.”
“We have to keep advocating for women's rights, wherever they are being pushed against wherever it happens anywhere in the world.”
“Russia shouldn't even be on the Security Council, but they are a permanent member of the council, and we can't change that.”
“Wherever I was posted around the world, I invited people of different backgrounds and beliefs to make homemade gumbo. It was my way of breaking down barriers, connecting with people, and starting to see each other on a human level.”
“You cannot ignore 50% of your nation and think that your country is going to grow.”
“Every year, tens of thousands of lives are impacted by terrorist violence around the globe. These are brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. They are just like us. People who want the freedom to live in peace.”
“The fact that I made it to where I made it, when I look at where I came, I think is a message to the world and it's also a message to other young people who come from diverse and underprivileged backgrounds, that where they come from does not necessarily have to define where they are going.”
“Conflict is a driver of food insecurity.”
“We can't be fatigued about people dying.”
“Throughour partnerships, the United States is counteringthenarrativesofterroristsacrossthe platforms on which they communicate. Weare alsolooking forinnovative ways to foster digital literacy and build resilience to terrorist recruitment and mobilization.”
“Women are powerful. Our voices are powerful. We're more sensitive... We feel the pain of the people we're working with. If you feel the pain, you feel the commitment. You feel the urgency of doing something about the patient. And that's what I have done my entire career.”
“The work of U.N. peacekeepers is critical to maintaining international peace and security.”