Speaker: R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
February 14, 2007
R. Nicholas Burns, undersecretary of state for political affairs, speaks to the Brookings Institution and says that next to the challenge in Iraq, nothing is more important to the United States in the years ahead than dealing with the multifaceted Iranian government.
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Listen to Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns discuss U.S. foreign policy toward Iran and North Korea.
Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns discusses the main issues in dealing with Iran, including the nuclear challenge, the U.S. offer to...
Watch Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns discuss U.S. foreign policy toward Iran and North Korea.
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