"Michael Dukakis has stated he likes to have women in a variety of foreign policy roles," she said.

Had he expected more of a policy role?

They oppose the global environmental policy role being assumed by the World Bank.

So how does all this translate into a foreign policy role?

People in policy roles juggle a lot of things.

The President needs to brush up - on current events and on proper policy roles.

"And you have to couple that anger with the sense that the courts could play a huge policy role."

Mr. Mann played important foreign policy roles involving many countries.

Labor can play a significant policy role if it becomes more powerful.

Western analysts are less certain of this, saying his policy role remains difficult for them to gauge.