강경화 외교부장관 - 여성 한국인으로서 UN에서 일한다는 것

"In the back of my mind, there's this constant questioning of am I being treated this way because I'm a woman? Plus, am I being treated this because I'm a Korean?"
 
"When the going is good and everything's working out in great collaboration, but when the going gets tough you don't get what you want, there are conflicts and disagreements and you're being let down, this question, is this because I'm a woman and I'm a Korean?"

"And I really have to try hard not to read meaning where there is no meaning, basically you know when the other side has said something, to take that at face value and not to be suspicious, not to try to second-guess what he or she is saying."

"I think that's a very unhealthy way to work on a daily basis but it's so easy to get into that and I've seen so many colleagues get into that mind trap and you become psychotic and especially when you're in a leadership position and when you have to deal with staff from so many different cultures and you have to really approach the situation just with basic trust." 

"You're going to just take things at face value. Give people the benefit of the doubt until and unless you are given compelling evidence that this is not happening and there's really something going on that was totally behind your back or something. I really try to push my confidence in people."