There Is No Easy Fix Or Youth

Of Course, I Am The First Democratically Elected Woman President In Africa, And That Raises A Lot Of Expectations. Because I Represent The Aspirations Of Women All Over Africa, I Must Succeed For Them. I Must Keep The Door Open For Women's Participation In Politics At The Highest Level. That Is Both Humbling And Exciting.

I Don't Face Any Particular Problems As A Woman President Because I Have Been A Professional For A Long Time. I Keep Telling People: I Am A Technocrat Who Happens To Be A Woman.

Leadership Is Never Given On A Silver Platter, One Has To Earn It.

I Don't Run A Woman Government. I Run A Government Of People.

We Are Here Because We Share A Fundamental Belief: That Poverty, Illiteracy, Disease And Inequality Do Not Belong In The Twenty-first Century. We Share A Common Purpose: To Eradicate These Ills For The Benefit Of All. And We Share A Common Tool To Achieve This: The Millennium Development Goals.