Quotes:"When Secretary Powell speaks or when Rich Armitage speaks, we're putting out our views. And we will do so respectfully, of course,'' Armitage said according to a text released Friday by the State Department. "This is what the president paid us for, to bring him our views.'' "And, of course, he can agreee with us or not, as he chooses,'' Armitage said.
The Armitage quotes don't exactly match the title. Armitage could well have been talking about their differing views at a closed door meeting. No quoted mention of taking the differing views public.
Sure he did, he just didn’t give examples of specific areas or issues of disagreement
From the article.
he and Powell sometimes went public with their dissenting views to try to influence Bush administration policy---public
described the process as using the "bully pulpit.''---that clearly implies public pronouncements.
They also made far more use of media interviews and speeches to promote U.S. foreign policy than their predecessors. Armitage made clear in the interview that the public appearances had another design, as well -- to reflect and register the views of the State Department as well as influence the shaping of policy. ---public interviews