Women?

Just a note.  I am seeing fewer and fewer women in leadership.  The ones that remain are either outstanding warriors of practicality and intelligence or loudmouthed ratings winning irates (been that).  Are we in transition?  Are we redefining ourselves behind the scenes.  I know a lot of powerful women, not many of whom want to play in the world that the ‘boys’ have created.  A world of war,  point-of-view and one-up-manship.  We know sustainable influence does not happen there.  Burn-rate happends there.  I’m interested in what is going on with women.  What is being generated, where and for which/what intentions/directions.

I’m curious, looking and watching and seing where there is room to create and play.  I’m interested in sustainable progressive endeavors.   Progressive meaning the basics, education, value for life and humanity.  We have arrived at a place where progress now equals returning to the things that sustain human development.  We’ve ‘burned’ though all of our 1950′s values.  It’s time to recreate, re-invent, return to groundedness and building from sustainable principles.

We’ll see what we’re up to.  Hopefully it’s not just more and new kinds of shopping. Hopefully we’re creating something worthy for our daughters and sons.

Thank you so much, Minister Frattini.

Our current relationship with Italy.   Good to know.

Italy: Reliable Partners and Leaders

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of State

Secretary Clinton and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Before Their Meeting

Treaty Room

Washington, DC

February 27, 2009

SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning.

FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI: Good morning.

SECRETARY CLINTON: I am pleased to welcome the Italian foreign minister. It’s always good to see our friends from Italy – reliable partners and leaders on so many important issues. We have a very broad agenda to discuss, and I am delighted that we could have this opportunity.

FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI: Thank you very much. I am very grateful to Madame Secretary Hillary Clinton to have the opportunity to discuss very important points. I’m here, first of all, to confirm the full commitment of Italy, of the Italian Government, to work completely and very closely with the United States on international issues that are of common interest, ranging from Afghanistan and Pakistan, to Middle East, nonproliferation, and of course, strengthening Euro-Atlantic ties.
Thank you very much.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much, Minister Frattini.

FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI: Thank you.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all.