S: There are a lot of young ladies here who might aspire to be the Hillary Clinton of Thailand someday.  What would be your advice to them?

C: First, education is the best insurance policy to prepare you for whatever happens in the future; this goes for young men as well as young women, pursuing your education, challenging yourself. Preparing for the complexities of this new century that we're in.

Second, if you're interested in going into politics, to expand your experiences beyond those that are already a part of your life.  If you were rasied in a certain way, in a certain community, get out of that - do public service, do charibable work. Met people who don't' have the opportunities that you.  Meet people whose families weren't able to send them to good schools, or even to stay in school.  And really begin to feel a part of the broader population of your country and really of the world.  Because I think leadership in the future is going o require that kind of base to be successful.

And finally don't try to be me or anybody else.  Be yourself.  Be who you are, and be the best that you can be.  Because often when people come up and tell me that I'm a role model.  I say, thank you very much, but my life is different from yours by definition.  No two lives are the same.

So you have to pursue what's in your heart and its not always easy, but you have to do it to be true to yourself.  That's based on a lot of watching lives unfold, and I wish all the young people here well.  Thailand needs you; they need your energy and your commitment, your intelligence, and our dedication to your country's future. And I'm very pleased that I've had the change to talk with all of you today. Although we have some very serious problems, I feel a little bit better about the USA with Hillary, Barack, and Joe at bat. 

Do you think they informed the questions to her before the interview ?

I wanted to hear her final point...

Thank you. That is inspiring. Is there a full version ?

i believe it would be great for Thailand to have more women in leadership roles, and even as prime minister. Thai males, on the whole, are so unevolved, less educated, less willing to accept change and falling behind reality in many ways.

Everything Peemarc said.... Asian men just hold women back in every instance..

Complete interview is here, text and video, the video part wouldn't play for me.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/worldhotnews/30108168/Exclusive-Interview-with-US-Secretary-of-State

Here's a longer youtube video on the Hillary interview by The Nation.

I thought the interview was pretty open and unrehearsed, the Nation moderators asked to good questions.

Appreciate comments

I found the final point-ending of Hillary's interview, see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voaaELkYl80&feature=related&fmt=18

U.S. Secretary of State's Anti-DPRK Rhetoric Blasted

Pyongyang, July 23 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK Thursday gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA, blasting the anti-DPRK vituperation let loose by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:

She has made a spate of vulgar remarks unbecoming for her position everywhere she went since she was sworn in.

She said during her recent trip to India that "north Korea should not receive the attention it is seeking through behavior like missile launches," likening Pyongyang's behavior to that of unruly children. Her words suggest that she is by no means intelligent.

The DPRK has taken necessary measures to protect the nation's sovereignty and right to existence to cope with the U.S. hostile policy and nuclear threat, not to attract anyone's attention.

The U.S., however, is taking the lead in making much ado about nothing.

It was the U.S. that helped the DPRK to become the world focus.

We cannot but regard Mrs. Clinton as a funny lady as she likes to utter such rhetoric, unaware of the elementary etiquette in the international community.

Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping.

Anyone making misstatements has to pay for them.

It is our view that she can make even a little contribution to the implementation of the U.S. administration's foreign policy as secretary of State only when she has understanding of the world, to begin with.

http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200907/news23/20090723-16ee.html

"Although we have some very serious problems, I feel a little bit better about the USA with Hillary, Barack, and Joe at bat."

Couldn't help but improve on the previous lot, Dubya, Cheney and Rice

BTW, Scuba, who, with so much as a grain of common sense takes any notice at all of the verbal incontinence coming out of the Pyongyang dictatorship?

saying it is the first step !

Very interesting. thanks.

She's awsome...