She has been in the Ivory Coast since about mid-day our time, but earlier today, Mme. Secretary led the U.S. delegation to the second inauguration of Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as President of Liberia. We see her arriving with U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) arrives at the arrive at the
inauguraion ceremony of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia, on
January 16, 2012. Clinton arrived in Liberia ahead of Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf's inauguration for a second six-year term in office. Some 30
heads of state are expected to attend the swearing-in of Sirleaf, a
joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011, in the $1.2 million
(900,000 euro) inauguration which will include a massive parade in the
capital and festivities around the country. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit
should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton () sits next to Senegal's President
Abdoulaye Wade (C) during the inauguration ceremony for the President of
Liberia for another term on January 16, 2012 in Monrovia. Liberia's
Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday in a
lavish $1.2 million ceremony and called for reconciliation after her
reelection in disputed polls divided the nation. With US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton in attendance, the 73-year-old grandmother took
the oath administered by the country's Chief Justice Johnnie Lewis as
thousands looked on from the grounds of the capitol building. AFP PHOTO /
STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (seated on L) meets with Liberian
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (2nd R) at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Monrovia January 16, 2012. Clinton is in Liberia to attend
the second presidential inauguration of Sirleaf, Africa's first woman
president, later in the day. REUTERS/Larry Downing (LIBERIA - Tags:
POLITICS)
