Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century -- Hillary Clinton, Real Clear World
Georgetown University's Gaston Hall
Washington, DC
December 14, 2009
It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. It's one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break - which I'm very happy to have provided.
I want to thank Jas for his introductory remarks, and clearly, those of you who are in the Foreign Service School heard reflections of the extraordinary opportunity you've been given to study here as he spoke about the culture of human rights. It is also a real honor for me to be delivering this speech at Georgetown, because there is no better place than this university to talk about human rights. And President DeGioia, the administration, and the faculty embody the university's long tradition of supporting free expression and free inquiry and the cause of human rights around the world.
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