As I prepare for my final day in the Balkans, I am moved again and again by the stories I’ve heard this week. To have played a small role in the realization of a peaceful and prosperous Balkans is as humbling as it is gratifying.
Returning to the Balkans has rekindled my deep affinity for the people of this uniquely inspiring region. Their stories of triumph over tragedy and progress over pain should make all of us aspire to do better for one another.
24 years ago we delivered the remarks for Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs graduation. My message to students then is the same it would be now “press is often the voice of reason in an unreasonable world.”
Remembering an honorable American. His wit and intellect at the podium inspired those of us who succeeded him.
Hodding Carter III, Crusading Editor and Jimmy Carter Aide, Dies at 88