Entries from April 2009

April 26, 2009

From Baghdad to Beirut… Hillary supersizes foreign policy

Hillary Clinton in Beirut ahead of key vote
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Sun. Apr 26 – 9:22 AM
BEIRUT — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Beirut on Sunday to meet with Lebanese officials ahead of a critical election that could see a pro-American government ousted by the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies. [...]

April 25, 2009

Hillary’s surprise visit to Iraq…

Clinton to Iraqis: US not going to abandon you.
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to assure Iraqis on Saturday that the Obama administration would not abandon their country even as it presses ahead with plans to withdraw American troops amid a recent surge in violence.
Clinton said the drawdown would be [...]

April 24, 2009

Hillary runs the gamut at the Foreign Affairs Meeting…

April 22, 2009

Clinton: U.S. Preps for Tough Sanctions Against Iran

By trying to talk Iran out of its nuclear program, the U.S. is in a better position to organize tougher international sanctions in the event that diplomacy fails, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.
“We actually believe that by following the diplomatic path we are on, we gain credibility and influence with a number [...]

April 21, 2009

U.S., Netherlands Seek To Hold Pirates Accountable

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Remarks With Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen After Their Meeting
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone. I cannot tell you how happy I am to welcome a colleague and a new friend to the State Department. It is always wonderful working with our Dutch allies on [...]

April 21, 2009

SOS Clinton Conducts Digital Town Hall Meeting

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Digital Town Hall of the Americas

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
April 17, 2009
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much. Thank you, Rodolfo Espinal. I appreciate very much your serving as our moderator today. This is an exciting venture here at FUNGLODE, the Global [...]

April 16, 2009

State Dept announces 4 pt Counter-Piracy Initiatives:

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April 15 2009
The following statement was made today at a press availability with Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis after their meeting.
SECRETARY CLINTON: But before I turn to the important issues that we discussed today about Haiti, I’d like to take a moment to discuss an issue that affects [...]

April 15, 2009

Haiti Donors Conference

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Remarks at the Haiti Donors Conference
Well, thank you very much, and I congratulate the IDB, President Moreno and the staff for hosting this important donors conference. I thank Secretary General Ban Ki-moon not only for the United Nations commitment, but your personal commitment with the recent [...]

April 11, 2009

Meeting at the Picnic table: The equivalent of the 3am phone call?

Hillary: Obama adviser, Secretary of State, First Lady Adviser, Foreign Policy Chief, Nuclear Arms consultant, Goodwill Ambassador, State of Affairs Analyst etc.
Hillary has how many jobs? She’s only getting paid for one, her Secretary of State position and there were complaints about that, she would be over paid.

Another busy day at the White [...]

April 6, 2009

50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty

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Remarks at The Joint Session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Arctic Council, 50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
Loy Henderson Conference Room
Washington, DC
April 6, 2009
Thank you very much, Reno, and let me welcome all of you [...]