Hillary has another day of testimony

Posted By P.J. Aroon Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 3:23 PM Share

Hillary Clinton, April 23, 2009

Secretary Clinton delivered even more testimony today, speaking about the State Department's FY2009 supplemental appropriations request, as seen in the photo above. Her schedule today:

9:00 a.m. Testimony before House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2359.

2:30 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand.

3:25 p.m. Welcome Children of Department Employees, “Take Your Child to Work Day,” Acheson Auditorium.

4:00 p.m. Meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden

Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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STILL4HILL

4:47 PM ET

April 23, 2009

I don't remember ANY SoS

I don't remember ANY SoS being as busy as our Hillary. I am so proud of her, and I love her so much, but I think she needs some rest right about now. Bill should take her someplace nice for an extra-long weekend.

 

IAMNOTHERE

2:21 PM ET

April 24, 2009

Hillary chased the taleban from Buner

It looks like a lot of people were listening to Hillary the last couple of days. Even the taleban have been somehow convinced to leave Buner and go back to the Swat Valley where they have been granted free reign. This may be an indication of how much more effective a strong diplomatic corps is compared to the military in getting results - and cheaper.

Sometimes it feels like diplomacy has been ceded to the likes of the British in places like Pakistan and India, the former British colonies, which, I am sure, is not anything the Brits would complain about (it is cheaper than maintaining a $500 billion a year military).

Of course, it could also mean that the taleban are so much a part of the government that they will obey orders from the Pakistani military to retreat when it looks like their forrays are hurting more than they are helping to keep the aid dollars flowing.

Or it could be a little bit of both.

 

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