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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, right, is greeted by members of the government on arrival at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo.
Monday, Aug. 10, 2009

Open quoteLots of concerns were raised, and objections, but I said, This is something I want to do, and we're going. Close quote

  • HILLARY CLINTON,
  • U.S. Secretary of State, on visiting the eastern-Congo town of Goma despite the risks; Goma is in the center of the conflict zone in Congo, and there have been several plane crashes at its airport
Photo: Etienne Kokolo / AP | Source: New York Times