Tuesday, January 19, 2010

On Hillary Clinton's Calendar This Week (and next)

Below are two events on Hillary Clinton's calendar for this week. In addition, AFP reports that she "...will attend a conference of international donors in Montreal on Monday to raise aid for Haiti...."


Secretary Clinton To Deliver Remarks On Internet Freedom on Thursday, January 21

Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
January 19, 2010


Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on Internet Freedom on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C. The remarks will be live-streamed on www.state.gov.

Secretary Clinton’s policy address will lay-out the Administration’s strategy for protecting freedom in the networked age of the 21st Century.


Secretary Clinton To Host Millennium Challenge Corporation Signing With Moldova for $262 Million Poverty Reduction Grant

Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
January 19, 2010


Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will preside over the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signing of a $262 million poverty reduction grant with Moldova on Friday, January 22, at 12:30 p.m., at the Department of State. The grant will focus on investment projects in irrigation infrastructure, high-value agricultural products and road construction. His Excellency Prime Minister Vladimir Filat of Moldova will represent the Government of Moldova.

The Moldova signing ceremony is the first under the tenure of MCC’s new Chief Executive Officer Daniel W. Yohannes, who was sworn in by Secretary Clinton last month.