Entries from March 2009

March 31, 2009

Secretary Clinton in the Hague for Astan Conference

Clinton Urges Aid for Afghanistan, Warns on Threats

(Update1)
By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, Gregory Viscusi and James G. Neuger
March 31 (Bloomberg) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pleaded for more financial aid for Afghanistan, warning world leaders not to use the economic slump as an excuse to short- change the country as the terrorist [...]

March 30, 2009

Secretary Clinton: Travel to The Hague for International Conference on Afghanistan, March 31

March 31, 2009 to April 1, 2009
At the invitation of Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to the Netherlands to attend the “International Conference on Afghanistan: A Comprehensive Strategy in a Regional Context” in The Hague on March 31. Building on the achievements of the conferences held in [...]

March 26, 2009

Clinton promotes US-Mexican relations in Monterrey..

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton:

is visiting a police station in Mexico’s capital in a show of support for authorities caught up in a struggle with powerful drug cartels. She also is ready to have a discussion with university students in Monterrey about U.S.-Mexican relations in general as she continues a brief tour which [...]

March 25, 2009

CNN POLL: Hillary Clinton Getting High Marks (70% approval rating)

Hillary recognized by World as making progress unlike the president who signed and approved the AIG Bonus Payouts.
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser

(CNN) – As Hillary Clinton flies to Mexico for a high level summit, a new national poll indicates 7 in 10 Americans are happy with the job she’s doing as secretary of [...]

March 24, 2009

Thank goodness our girl hasn’t deserted US!

She was my first choice. She was my ONLY choice. How many of you needed a “CHANGE”? How many of you thought just about anyone could be president IF they surrounded themselves with brilliant, competent people? Yes, YOU and Oprah… Thanks [...]

March 23, 2009

HRC BEING HONORED at a breakfast on MAY 18th.

While First Lady,Hillary Clinton initiated a millennium project, SAVE AMERICA’S TREASURES, and took a very personal interest in the preservation and restoration of Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt’s home near Hyde Park.
She has continued to be supportive of this wonderful project which is also a great example of economic stimulus for upstate.
A committee for the May [...]

March 21, 2009

Hillary Clinton Accepts Global Trailblazer Award; Receives Standing Ovation

Partisanship was tossed aside Thursday night at the 2009 Global Leadership Awards, held at the Kennedy Center, and honoring women leaders including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was there to accept her award.
The ceremony was put on by Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international organization promoting women in leadership, and saw such notables on [...]

March 20, 2009

Madame Secretary’s support for Historic Van Buren land aquisition realized…

Senate passes Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Protection Act.
WASHINGTON – The US Senate has passed the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act, legislation sponsored by then-Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand and then-Senator Hillary Clinton. The bill would enact a 2003 study by the National Park Service that will add approximately 261 acres [...]

March 16, 2009

US and Ireland share history and friendship..

WASHINGTON -msnbc-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has harsh words for violent opponents of the peace process in Northern Ireland.
Speaking at a press conference with Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, Clinton praised Northern Ireland’s leaders for unity in condemning recent violence.
She called attacks this month that killed two British soldiers and a policeman “an affront [...]

March 16, 2009

Remarks with Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin After Their Meeting

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SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. Well, I am delighted to welcome the foreign minister here today. I know this comes a little early, but, Minister Martin, I wish you and the people of Ireland and all people who are connected to the wonderful Irish history [...]