Activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) donned cow and chicken costumes yesterday to greet nearly vegetarian Bill Clinton when he was in Manila, Philippines, to give a speech titled, "Embracing Our Common Humanity." The brown cow held a sign urging people to "Be Like Bill: Grill Veggies, Not Meat," and the yellow chicken bore a sign declaring, "Chicks Love Slim Vegan Bill."

"Bill Clinton is promoting healthy living, and we commend him for leading by example," a PETA leader told Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (The former U.S. president lost 24 pounds for daughter Chelsea's July 31 wedding by adopting a plant-based diet.)

Yesterday and today, Secretary Clinton attended the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Tallinn, Estonia (the volanic ash cloud from Eyjafjallajokull doesn't seem to have stopped her). Among the topics of discussion:  nuclear weapons, Afghanistan, Iran, the Eastern bloc countries, and relations with Russia. Remarks Clinton made today about the meeting are here.

The meeting comes at a time when NATO's very purpose is being debated. The alliance was established to protect against the Soviet threat, but with the fall of communism, what's its purpose now? In fact, the United States should just withdraw from NATO, argues Andrew Bacevich in his recent FP article, "Let Europe Be Europe."

Above, it's woman power with Britain's permanent representative to NATO, Mariot Leslie, at left, Clinton, and an unidentified woman (who I should probably know, but don't) at right on April 22.

The NATO foreign ministers meeting is under way on April 22. Clinton is on the left, in purple.

What's up? Clinton chats with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on April 22. (Oops, her second button has come undone, but no big deal -- Clinton has more important things to worry about.) Clinton made these remarks with Paet. After her meeting with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on April 23, she made these remarks.

The meeting participants prepare for a "family photo" on April 22.

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center, speaks with Clinton and Paet after the "family photo."

Clinton listens intently to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis at the beginning of the meeting with non-NATO ISAF contributors on April 23. NATO foreign ministers worked on a plan for international troops and civilian staff in Afghanistan to hand over responsibility to the Afghan military and government.

Clinton speaks to Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb (who comes across as very sporty and intelligent on his personal website) at the meeting with non-NATO ISAF contributors on April 23.

Clinton is probably glad to be back home in the United States now, as she told Esquire magazine that traveling internationally "wears you out." Still, we know that Clinton has far more stamina and resilience than the typical person -- she bounced back so fast from her broken elbow last year.

Here are a couple of photos from the U.S. State Department's website of Secretary Clinton's meeting with the Dalai Lama last Thursday, Feb. 18. China expressed its disagreement with the meeting, saying it was U.S. interference in the country's internal domestic affairs. At Friday's press briefing, Assistant Secretary Philip Crowley said, "I think on this issue, obviously, we just agree to disagree on this subject."

This is weird, but the New Zealand Herald has an online photo caption competition for a photo of Secretary Clinton at her swearing-in ceremony last year. She's on the verge of shaking hands with Vice President Biden in a photo similar to the one above. I'm not sure why the Herald selected an old photo of Clinton. Perhaps it's because she's traveling to New Zealand later this month?

Anyway, if you're the creative and humorous type, have a go at it. The best caption gets published in the print edition of the Herald.

A couple of photos from the Clinton Global Initiative meeting today:

Secretary Clinton delivers her address.

Clinton and daughter Chelsea look on, sharing some quality mother-daughter time.

Photos: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Chairman of Indian conglomerate TATA group, Ratan Tata, left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, right, share a light moment during a meeting with Indian business leaders in Mumbai on July 18. Clinton arrived in India hoping to deepen strategic ties with an emerging player on the world stage in security, trade, arms control, and climate change. Clinton also paid tribute to the nearly 200 people who died in last November's terrorist siege of Mumbai.

While wearing a thread necklace, Clinton claps to a song sung by volunteers of the NGO Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) during a visit to its premises in Mumbai on July 18. She first came into contact with the association of women artisans in 1995, when she was first lady. She said, "It is absolutely undeniable that the progress of women is directly linked to the progress of any country. The more women have the rights, education, employment opportunities, access to credit, role in decision making in family and community, the more development will take place."

The artisans presented her a handmade multicolored quilt. Clinton bought a jacket and scarf for Chelsea and an orange blouse dyed with pomegranate for herself.

Clinton, watched by Indian TV journalist Arnab Goswami, left, and Indian Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, gestures during an interactive education discussion in Mumbai on July 18.

Clinton waves to the media as Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar (in white) looks on during a visit to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi on July 19. Clinton arrived in the Indian capital hoping to narrow a wide gap with her hosts on fighting climate change.

A garlanded Clinton shakes hands with Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh upon her arrival at the ITC Green Centre Building in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, on July 19. A friendly as things look in this photo, discussions between two became heated later on.

Clinton ended the day at the Delhi Haat artisans bazaar, where she bought a few handicraft pieces. She ate dinner at the Maurya Sheraton hotel's Bukhara restaurant. Husband Bill and daughter Chelsea dined there in 2000, and the restaurant has two items named after them: the vegetarian Chelsea Platter, featuring the foods Chelsea liked, and the nonvegetarian Presidential Platter, featuring items that Bill ordered.

Clinton said the next day, "I have long been an admirer of India. … I feel very much at home here. I eat way too much of the food at every chance I get. I have to go on a diet when I get back home -- back to carrots and celery."

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures while talking with Clinton  in New Delhi on July 20. Clinton hoped to seal a defense pact boosting U.S. arms sales to India in talks that should also see agreement on the siting of two U.S.-built nuclear reactors.

She also held a question-and-answer session with university students in New Delhi. She said the entertainment industry can distort how people in one country view those in another, saying to a laughing audience, "If Hollywood and Bollywood were how we all lived our lives, that would surprise me. … And yet it's often the way our cultures are conveyed, isn't it? … People watching a Bollywood movie in some other part of Asia think everybody in India is beautiful and they have dramatic lives and happy endings. And if you were to watch American TV and our movies you'd think that we don't wear clothes and we spend all our time fighting with each other."

Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi shakes hands with Clinton at a meeting in New Delhi on July 20. Gandhi is the widow of assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and daughter-in-law of the late Indira Gandhi, India's first woman prime minister.

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I've been swamped today, getting the July/August issue of FP finished and out the door. Due to lack of time, I'm just posting some photos of a barefoot, scarved Secretary Clinton touring Cairo's Sultan Hassan Mosque. There's also a video of the mosque tour at the bottom of this post. Nothing else for today.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. President Barack Obama tour the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo on June 4. Clinton walked around the  mosque, one of the largest in the Islamic world, with Obama.

The Sultan Hassan Mosque is a medieval mosque in the heart of old Cairo.

Clinton and Obama listen to an explanation by an Egyptian-American art historian as they tour the Sultan Hassan Mosque.

Clinton and Obama listen to more explanation from the art historian.

Photos: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

Secretary Clinton and President Obama decided to take things outside -- quite literally -- last Thursday, April 9. The two held their 4:15 p.m. meeting outdoors at a picnic table next to the Obama daughters' swing set, installed in March. The full-size image of the encounter is over at The Root.

Meanwhile, though it's not foreign-policy-related at all, I couldn't resist posting a photo of Malia and Sasha's swing set, with picnic table at left, seen here March 4.

Photos, top to bottom: thumbnail image from Dayo Olopade/ TheRoot.com, Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images

As promised, here is a photo summary of Secretary Clinton's visit so far to Mexico:

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at the presidential hangar in Mexico City on March 25.

Clinton shakes hands with Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Patricia Espinosa after a press conference in Mexico City on March 25. Clinton was in Mexico for a two-day visit.

At the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City on March 25, Clinton listens intently to Telmo Jiménez during a meeting with indigenous students who got scholarships to the United States.

At the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City on March 25, Clinton poses for photographers with Mexican indigenous students who were given scholarships to the United States.

Clinton listens to explanations from the rector of the Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe, Diego Monroy, during a visit to the basilica in Mexico City on March 26.

Clinton listens to the federal Public Security Secretary Genaro García Luna during a visit to the command center of the Mexican Federal Police in Mexico City on March 26.

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