布什的左右偏将美国总统在外交政策方面有左右偏将各一位:国务卿和国家安全事务顾问。布什的这两位重臣在工作上似乎有了分工:国家安全事务顾问赖斯主要是负责对俄工作,而国务卿鲍威尔则负责对广大的亚非拉地区的外交工作。鲍威尔来自中美洲(牙买加移民家庭),由其开展这一地区的工作可谓人尽其才。鲍威尔是黑人,刚上任又去了非洲,非洲国家为此而欢欣鼓舞,都夸奖他不忘本。“冷战”期间,非洲大陆是美、苏两国都要争取的香饽饽,但“冷战”结束之后,非洲 Left and right sides of the United States have left the U.S. president differently in terms of foreign policy: Secretary of State and national security adviser. There seems to be a division of labor between these two top ministers in Bush’s work: Rice, the national security adviser, is mainly responsible for working with Russia, and Secretary of State Powell is responsible for the diplomatic work in the vast Asia-Pacific region. Powell, from Central America (Jamaican immigrant family), can do everything from his job in this area. Powell, a black man, has just taken office and gone to Africa. African countries are rejoicing over this and all praise him for not forgetting this book. During the “Cold War”, the continent of Africa is the key to fighting for the United States and the Soviet Union. However, after the “Cold War” ended, Africa