Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Tomorrow: On Hillary Clinton's Agenda

Well, there is no news from today as yet except for this picture from the National Security Team meeting this morning in which Mme. Secretary codes purple for the day.

I am sure there will be photos and a video from tonight's event sooner or later, and I will post as soon as possible. Meanwhile,we do have a glimpse into her activities tomorrow, and I am sure that readers here will receive this news with glee!

The United States and Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Meeting Oct 20-22, 2010


Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
October 20, 2010


On October 20-22, the United States and Pakistan will meet in Washington for the third ministerial-level Strategic Dialogue this year. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Qureshi will co-chair the talks, which represent the commitment of the U.S. and Pakistan to strengthening the bilateral relationship as a broad partnership based on shared democratic values, mutual respect, trust, and interests. It is focused on supporting the Pakistani people and Pakistani democratic institutions.

Nearly all of the Dialogue’s thirteen sectoral Working Groups have set achievable benchmarks and made appreciable progress. This third round of the Strategic Dialogue will provide an opportunity for nine of the working groups to review progress to date in such critical sectors as communications and public diplomacy, water, energy, health, law enforcement and counter-terrorism, economic development, and women’s empowerment, as well as to discuss flood recovery and reconstruction plans.