Insider Quote: Asserting Your Prerogatives December 28, 2009 By domani spero in Quotes, Secretary of State, State Department “The State Department has a tendency to insist on its prerogative that it is exclusively entitled to conduct foreign policy. My view is that when you assert your prerogatives you’ve already lost the bureaucratic battle.” Henry Kissinger Former Secretary of State Newsweek: Hillary Clinton, Kissinger on Sec. of State Job Share this:EmailPrintTwitterFacebookTumblrLinkedInPinterestReddit Related