What a crazy week it was for Secretary Clinton last week. She was supposed to complete a Pacific trip that included Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Australia -- a trip that was supposed to have ended today. Instead, she ended up having to cut her trip short in Hawaii and return to Washington to deal with relief for Haiti in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake. Here, though, is a photo summary of her interrupted trip.

Above, Clinton steps out of her vehicle before boarding her plane on Jan. 11 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Heading to the Pacific, Haiti was probably far from her mind.

With a lei around her neck, Clinton chats with base personnel on Jan. 11 after arriving at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu.

Clinton greets Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada as he arrives for a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Honolulu on Jan. 12.

Clinton, with a fruity-looking beverage, sits across from Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada during their bilateral meeting.

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a joint news conference with Clinton following their meeting. They made these remarks.

Clinton visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu on Jan. 12. The memorial marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 men killed on the USS Arizona when Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Clinton lays a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial and quietly reflects on those who perished during the Pearl Harbor attack.

Clinton greets Pearl Harbor survivors at the USS Arizona Memorial.

Clinton speaks on the U.S. vision for Asia-Pacific multilateral engagement at the East-West Center in Honolulu on Jan. 12. Before beginning her speech, she made these remarks about the earthquake in Haiti. The full text of her speech is here.

In Honolulu on Jan. 13, a very concerned Clinton speaks on a cell phone in a hotel lobby before briefing reporters on the earthquake in Haiti. She was on the phone all morning long.

Clinton speaks about the Haitian earthquake during a news conference at U.S. Pacific Command on Jan. 13 in Honolulu. Clinton announced that she was canceling the rest of her Pacific trip and returning to Washington that afternoon.

After leaving warm Hawaii for chilly Washington, Clinton alights from her plane upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland early in the morning on Jan. 14.

At the White House on Jan. 14, President Barack Obama speaks about relief efforts in Haiti while  surrounded by, from left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Vice President Joseph Biden, Secretary Clinton, and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

Secretary Clinton departed for her Pacific trip today. Her first stop is Hawaii, where she's supposed to meet the Japanese foreign minister to discuss the United States' controversial Futenma air base on Okinawa. She'll also give give a speech on Asia-Pacific multilateral engagement and meet with U.S. Pacific Command before heading off to Papua New Guinea for the next leg of her trip.

In the photo above, Clinton gets out of her vehicle this morning before boarding her plane at Andrews Air Force Base. As you can see, her hands are already stuffed with foreign-policy memos that she will diligently study during her flight so that when she lands she'll be fully informed with the latest information. As Tina Brown wrote on the Daily Beast last summer:

On her State Department plane, Hillary is always eager to throw off her well-groomed public look and sit up front with no makeup, wearing sweats and her bookworm glasses, as she crunches her way through a big fat file of foreign-policy memos."

President Obama may have just returned from Hawaii (above is Waikiki beach) after some R&R there, but Clinton is headed to Hawaii -- and to other sites in the Pacific -- for official business from Jan. 11 to 19. Her itinerary:

Hawaii, Jan. 12: Policy speech on Asia-Pacific multilateral engagement and meetings with U.S. Pacific Command.

Papua New Guinea, Jan. 14: Bilateral meetings with officials and discussions with civil society leaders on  environmental protection and women's empowerment.

New Zealand, Jan. 15: Meetings with senior New Zealand officials, including Prime Minister John Key, discussions with New Zealand citizens, and a meeting with U.S. and New Zealand veterans at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Australia, Jan. 17: In Canberra, Clinton will participate in the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) to discuss global and regional security challenges. She'll also visit Melbourne.

Secretary Clinton has been re-energizing relations with countries around the world after eight years of the Bush administration. Yesterday, after she met with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully, the Pacific country's government issued a news release declaring, "McCully sees fresh energy in NZ-US relations."

The foreign minister said:

It was an excellent meeting. I came away confident that the impetus and commitment the New Zealand government intends to bring to this important relationship will be reciprocated.

In the April 7 photo above, McCully and Clinton shake hands and exchange an agreement they signed for cooperation on nonproliferation assistance to secure nuclear and radioactive materials and prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

This positive development in U.S.-New Zealand relations is excellent news for Clinton, because she's had a couple of New Zealand-related gaffes. Clearly, though, it appears that the New Zealand government has a sense of humor and doesn't hold any grudges.

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