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Hillary Clinton, Monrovia, Liberia, Aug. 13, 2009 | GLENNA GORDON/AFP/Getty Images

Above: Secretary Clinton poses with a Liberian newspaper as she meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Aug. 13 in Monrovia, the Liberian capital.

For a photo summary of Secretary Clinton's 11-day, seven-country visit to Africa, please check out FP's latest photo essay: "Hillary in Africa"

And check out the photo essay "The Obamans Abroad" for a summary of Clinton's July trip to Asia and Vice President Joe Biden's trip to Eastern Europe.

Below: Clinton shakes hands with the prime minister of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, on Aug. 14.

Hillary Clinton, José Maria Neves, Aug. 14, 2009 | STR/AFP/Getty Images

Photos, top to bottom: GLENNA GORDON/AFP/Getty Images, STR/AFP/Getty Images

 

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