Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Slideshow: Secretary Clinton in Pakistan: Day 1

These pictures come in a random order and depict her arrival in Rawalpindi where she was greeted by Pakistani chief protocol officer Ghalib Iqbal, U.S. Ambassador Patricia Anne Patterson, and young women bearing flowers.

Her first day consisted of high level meetings with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

As you know, the visit began tragically with a massive explosion at a Peshawar marketplace that killed upwards of 90 people and was timed to coincide with the Secretary's arrival.

In typical Hillary diplomatic fashion, she spends her first official day dressed to provide a hat-tip to the Pakistani flag, and we love seeing this green jacket back again. (It's one of my very favorites. (Shallow comment for the day over. So shoot me! She looks splendid in it.)