Hillary goes east; Bill goes south

Posted By P.J. Aroon Monday, March 30, 2009 - 1:54 PM Share

Once again, Secretary Clinton is headed abroad. This time to The Hague, in the Netherlands, to attend a conference about Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Her official schedule:

ON FOREIGN TRAVEL

Meanwhile, husband Bill was in Colombia this weekend, attending the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (and apparently enjoying watermelon and bananas while he was at it).

Bill Clinton in Colombia for IDB meeting, March 28, 2009

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton poses with traditional Colombian fruit vendors in the framework of the 50th Inter-American Development Bank annual meeting on March 28 in Medellín, Colombia. The March 28 assembly was on the international economic crisis and its impact in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

EXPLORE:EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, AFGHANISTAN, DEVELOPMENT
 
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IKANT

3:38 PM ET

March 30, 2009

Fun

Looks like is having fun!
No wonder, climate in Colombia is far more invinting than in The Hague.

 

CATHERINE

11:05 PM ET

March 30, 2009

I miss Bill. We could have

I miss Bill. We could have had his better half but Dean and Pelosi shoved Urkel down our throats.

 

INTLPHIL

5:05 AM ET

April 1, 2009

What's up with that?

It would be interesting to hear a little more about what former President Clinton talked about at the IADB meeting. Anybody got details?

Interesting side note: The buttons the fruit sellers are sporting say "Colombia es Pasión," the new national slogan at the heart of an attempt to re-brand the country's tarnished image. Check out the website (link below) and read a story in the Wall Street Journal about how the logo has been implemented since its conception in 2004
(link below). Apparently, there's more to the process than military operations and cocoa eradication. . .

Colombia es Pasión website:
http://www.colombiaespasion.com/

WSJ Article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122506768261770669.html

 

MODERATEWINGER

2:39 PM ET

April 1, 2009

I love ya Bill

But seriously, get rid of the tie. UGH!!!

 

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