But I skipped out. After two weeks away from my family, I had another important event to attend that day. So while the rest of the negotiating team was at the White House, I stood on the sidelines, literally, stood on the sidelines - cheering on my son, Grant, as he played in his first football game, the Shrimp Bowl between third and fourth graders, where he made an awesome touchdown. I am proud to be a wife and mother. As much as I value my career, family is just as big a part of who I am, and I would not miss it for the world.
Family is the foundation for everything else in life.
My husband, Lee, was a cabinet undersecretary and senior White House advisor to President Reagan. Of course, I work for President Clinton. But you might say we've negotiated our own peace, because we have a life together that is much more important than politics. Borders and minds come open for only a while at the point of a gun. It is peace that truly opens borders and that opens minds.