Like Obama, Richardson understands and has practiced a style of diplomacy and leadership that begins with listening, and that is grounded in the view that even as disparate parties may have widely differing agendas, the most complex and intractable conflicts can be addressed if differences are acknowledged and respected, as a first step toward identifying and achieving common goals.
By contrast, a "multicultural" perspective, in which group differences are acknowledged and celebrated, tends to be associated with less racial bias and more positive cross-race interactions for whites and blacks alike.
It provided an example of their largely shared vision of a partnership in which common interests are pursued while differences are acknowledged and debated, as they did in Washington last October when President Jiang visited.
"Children benefit the most from a home in which parents disagree with love, differences are acknowledged in a respectful and civil way, dissenting opinions are valued and heard and disagreements are resolved so that both parents are satisfied.
Gender differences are acknowledged in the display of a nylon stocking and crude approximations of designer handbags made from metal mesh and chain, sometimes with a car logo attached, using a bit of tar- or crude-oil-like substance.
When significant differences were found between the data collected through the survey and the evidence base, these differences are acknowledged and addressed in each of the fact sheets.
