摘要:Given Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice¡¯s well-known
enthusiasm for football, it seems
fitting to describe her four-year
tenure as having entered its
fourth quarter. After the three
previous quarters of disappointing
yardage in terms of securing
resources for diplomacy, her final budget
request represents a last-minute
pass far down the field. If successful,
her pending budget request would
noticeably advance the ball in terms of
funding for the Department of State
and the U.S. Agency for International
Development.