What a crazy week it was for Secretary Clinton last week. She was supposed to complete a Pacific trip that included Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Australia -- a trip that was supposed to have ended today. Instead, she ended up having to cut her trip short in Hawaii and return to Washington to deal with relief for Haiti in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake. Here, though, is a photo summary of her interrupted trip.
Above, Clinton steps out of her vehicle before
boarding her plane on Jan. 11 at Andrews Air Force Base in
Maryland. Heading to the Pacific, Haiti was probably far from her mind.
With a lei around her neck, Clinton chats with base personnel on Jan.
11 after arriving at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu.
Clinton greets Japanese Foreign Minister
Katsuya Okada as he arrives for a bilateral meeting at a hotel in
Honolulu on Jan. 12.
Clinton, with a fruity-looking beverage, sits across from Japanese Foreign Minister
Katsuya Okada during their bilateral meeting.
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a joint news conference with Clinton following their meeting. They made these remarks.
Clinton visits the USS Arizona Memorial
at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu on Jan. 12. The memorial marks the
resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 men killed on the USS Arizona
when Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Clinton lays a wreath at the
USS Arizona Memorial and quietly reflects on those who perished during the Pearl Harbor attack.
Clinton greets Pearl Harbor survivors at the USS Arizona
Memorial.
Clinton speaks on the U.S. vision for
Asia-Pacific multilateral engagement at the East-West Center in
Honolulu on Jan. 12. Before beginning her speech, she made these remarks about the earthquake in Haiti. The full text of her speech is here.
In Honolulu on Jan. 13, a very concerned Clinton speaks on a cell phone in a hotel lobby before briefing reporters on the earthquake in Haiti. She was on the phone all morning long.
Clinton speaks about the Haitian earthquake
during a news conference at U.S. Pacific Command on Jan. 13 in Honolulu. Clinton announced that she was canceling the rest of
her Pacific trip and returning to Washington that afternoon.
After leaving warm Hawaii for chilly Washington, Clinton alights from her plane upon arrival
at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland early in the morning on Jan. 14.
At the White House on Jan. 14, President Barack Obama speaks about relief efforts in Haiti while surrounded by, from left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Vice President Joseph Biden,
Secretary Clinton, and Secretary of
Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
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