Hillary gets a day off from the public

Posted By P.J. Aroon Friday, April 10, 2009 - 2:32 PM Share

Hillary Clinton with Australians, April 9, 2009

Yesterday at the State Department in Washington, Secretary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (third from left), and other members of the U.S. delegation met across the table from Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (center right), Australian Minister for Defense Joel Fitzgibbon (fourth from right), and the rest of the Australian delegation.

The meeting was the 24th-anniversary Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). Global and regional security issues were discussed, leading to the issuance of a joint communiqué.

With such a packed week following a trip to Europe, Clinton must be relieved that she gets a day off from the public today. Her official schedule:

NO PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS

Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

EXPLORE:PACIFIC
 

CAROLYN-RODHAM

5:07 PM ET

April 10, 2009

Let's see....51% of the

Let's see....51% of the population, represented by 9% of dignitaries at the 24th-anniversary Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations.

 

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