Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tomorrow: On Hillary Clinton's Agenda

Tomorrow promises to be both busy and heavily focused on the Middle East. From P.J. Crowley's press briefing today we see the following bullet points.

MIDDLE EAST PEACE

Secretary's Meeting with Israeli Negotiator Molho

Secretary Clinton's Speech Tomorrow at Saban Forum

Palestinian Negotiator Erekat will Meet with Middle East Team this Afternoon and Meet with Secretary Clinton Tomorrow

Working on the Core Issues

Secretary Clinton Meeting with Palestinian PM Fayyad Tomorrow

The meeting with Mohlo was today. Details about her address at the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy Seventh Annual Forum are below with a little surprise embedded.



Secretary Clinton to Address the 2010 Saban Forum on December 10


Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 9, 2010


Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy Seventh Annual Forum. The Secretary’s remarks will occur at approximately 8:00 p.m. on December 10 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Haim Saban will introduce Secretary Clinton. Following her remarks, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will deliver remarks. Secretary Clinton will then join Defense Minister Barak and Ambassador Martin Indyk for a moderated discussion including questions from the audience.

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Former President William Jefferson Clinton, Quartet Representative Tony Blair and Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will also participate in the Saban Forum through December 12.

Secretary Clinton's remarks will be open to credentialed members of the media. Press will be escorted out immediately following her remarks.The moderated discussion will be closed to the press.


Well, darn! I hope there will be some kind of coverage of that forum. It simply is not fair to have two Clintons in a forum and not allow us to see them!

(Parenthetically, heard on CNN: That same former president will be meeting with the current president tomorrow at 3:00.)