It's 3 a.m. Do You Know Where Hillary Clinton Is?
"our diplomats are going to need to have skills that are closer to community organizing than traditional reporting and analysis. New connecting technologies will be vital tools in this kind of diplomacy." A new team has been brought in to make these changes real. Clinton recruited Alec Ross, one of the leaders of Obama's technology policy team, to the seventh floor of the State Department as her senior adviser for innovation. His mission is to harness new information tools to advance U.S. interests -- a task made easier as the Internet and mobile networks have played starring roles in recent incidents, from Iran to the Uighur uprising in western China to Moldova. Whether through a telecommunications program in Congo to protect women from violence or text messaging to raise money for Pakistani refugees in the Swat Valley, technology has been deployed to reach new audiences.
Fascinating article about Hillary Clinton -- and what she's accomplished thus far as Secretary of State. Despite all the build-up around her celebrity status and relationship with President Obama, she's managed to change the nation's approach to foreign diplomacy under the radar.
In addition to her new way conducting business, it's interesting to see how the State Department is embracing technology to reach new audiences around the world -- a smart way to reestablish America as a moral leader, if you ask me.
