Wednesday, December 28, 2011

3rd Annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Year in Review: Installment VIII August 2011

Mme. Secretary's first official act in August was to swear in Gary Locke as Ambassador to China.  The August cabinet meeting was photo-oped (debt-ceiling crisis - inspire confidence - everybody say "cheese!").   The State Department hosted baseball players from quake-stricken Fukushima, Japan hosted by two icons of the American work ethic:  Hillary Clinton and Cal Ripken Jr,   It was impressive to see those two together!

There was an interview in Glamour Magazine in August, and publications began calling heavily for HRC to run for president in 2012.  Mid-month, Mme. Secretary and newly minted Secretary of Defense Panetta did a reprise of her "Power and Persuasion"  CNN event with Robert Gates from October 2009.   On the 18th she made a video statement on the situation in Syria dressed in a white ruffled blouse that is simply enchanting on her, and then she was gone.  The Clintons went to the Hamptons for a well-deserved break.  The peace of the vacation was broken at the very end of the month with the announcement that she would once again be wheels up for Paris on the Libyan situation. 

Speeches: From Famine to Food Security in the Horn of Africa