The implications of all of this activity, which Clinton calls “twenty-first-century statecraft,” are profound. From now on, US diplomatic relations with other countries will engage directly with their people and connect them to the American people as much as possible.
上述所有行动的含义，也就是希拉里所说的“21世纪治国手段”，是极为深刻的。从今往后，美国与其他国家的外交关系将包括与别国人民直接接触并尽可能地把他们和美国人民联系起来。从美国外交人员的视角来看，每个国家的人民都跟他们的政府拥有同样重要的地位。这一假设既是民主的核心；也是一场外交上的革命。