Rice Wins Praise After First Year

There is no doubt that Ms Rice's appointment has reinvigorated the influence and importance of the state department, after years of losing out to a more powerful Pentagon. From the start America's first black woman secretary of state promised to put diplomacy at the forefront of US foreign policy, and so far has largely remained true to her word. The US has reached out to its European allies, most notably backing the European Union's efforts to persuade Iran not to pursue uranium enrichment. Ms Rice has worked closely with France through the United Nations to force Syria to withdraw its military presence from Lebanon. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/4565698.stm Published: 2005/12/28 23:16:29 GMT

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