"Secretary Rice finally provided a response" to the senators' repeated requests, the statement said.

Secretary Rice's reforms are likely to take even more money away from real development.

Bringing the foreign service on board will be one of the toughest challenges facing Secretary Rice.

Q. Why would you, as a chief executive, raise these issues with Secretary Rice and other world leaders?

Q. What did you say to Secretary Rice about the war on terror?

I would say that Secretary Rice was very articulate and very impressive.

Two weeks later, Secretary Rice met with the committee and seemed intensely concerned; she has appointed a review panel to look into the matter.

I welcome very much the fact that Secretary Rice will go back to the region tomorrow.

Secretary Rice may get dealt other big hands, but there is one already waiting for her on the table.

Secretary Rice's challenge is to do all four at once.