Tuesday, December 25, 2012

4th Annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Year in Review: Installment VI June 2012

June was another month bookended by foreign travel starting in Scandinavia.
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, right, of Norway and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toast during lunch following meetings at Akershus Castle in Oslo, Norway, Friday June 1, 2012.  Clinton is in Norway to addresses a global health conference on the second leg of a Scandinavian tour. (AP Photo / Saul Loeb)
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, right, of Norway and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toast during lunch following meetings at Akershus Castle in Oslo, Norway, Friday June 1, 2012. Clinton is in Norway to addresses a global health conference on the second leg of a Scandinavian tour. (AP Photo / Saul Loeb)
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, right, of Norway and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toast during lunch following meetings at Akershus Castle in Oslo, Norway, Friday June 1, 2012.  Clinton is in Norway to addresses a global health conference on the second leg of a Scandinavian tour. (AP Photo / Saul Loeb)
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, right, of Norway and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toast during lunch following meetings at Akershus Castle in Oslo, Norway, Friday June 1, 2012. Clinton is in Norway to addresses a global health conference on the second leg of a Scandinavian tour. (AP Photo / Saul Loeb)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Stoere (R), talk onboard the Arctic Research Vessel Helmer Hanssen during a boat tour of a fjord off of Troms rway, in the Arctic Circle, June 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Stoere (R), talk onboard the Arctic Research Vessel Helmer Hanssen during a boat tour of a fjord off of Troms rway, in the Arctic Circle, June 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. left,  greets US Secretary of State Hillary Rodam  Clinton as she disembarks from her airplane upon arrival at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday  June 2, 2012. Clinton is on a diplomatic visit that is taking her through Scandinavia, the Caucuses, and Turkey. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. left, greets US Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton as she disembarks from her airplane upon arrival at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday June 2, 2012. Clinton is on a diplomatic visit that is taking her through Scandinavia, the Caucuses, and Turkey. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L), Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom (R) and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (C) walk back to their boat after greeting locals at Vaxholm Island near Stockholm on June 3, 2012. Clinton and Bildt took a boat from nearby Stockholm to the island to pick up Enstrom for a meeting on the boat trip back to the city. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L), Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom (R) and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (C) walk back to their boat after greeting locals at Vaxholm Island near Stockholm on June 3, 2012. Clinton and Bildt took a boat from nearby Stockholm to the island to pick up Enstrom for a meeting on the boat trip back to the city. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian (L) greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after her arrival at Yerevan International Airport in Yerevan June 4, 2012. REUTERS/Saul Loeb/Pool (ARMENIA - Tags: POLITICS)
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian (L) greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after her arrival at Yerevan International Airport in Yerevan June 4, 2012. REUTERS/Saul Loeb/Pool (ARMENIA - Tags: POLITICS)
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 4, 2012 before their meetings at the presidential palace in Yerevan. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 4, 2012 before their meetings at the presidential palace in Yerevan. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 4, 2012 before their meetings at the presidential palace in Yerevan. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 4, 2012 before their meetings at the presidential palace in Yerevan. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri, front right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, arrive for a meeting in Batumi, Georgia, on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri, front right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, arrive for a meeting in Batumi, Georgia, on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri (R) speaks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 5, 2012 during the opening of the US-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission in Batumi, Georgia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri (R) speaks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 5, 2012 during the opening of the US-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission in Batumi, Georgia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) listens to Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri (R) during the opening of the US-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission in Batumi, Georgia, on June 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV        (Photo credit should read VANO SHLAMOV/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) listens to Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri (R) during the opening of the US-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission in Batumi, Georgia, on June 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV (Photo credit should read VANO SHLAMOV/AFP/GettyImages)
Three countries in one day.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (L) speaks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 6, 2012 at Batumi International Airport in Batumi before her departure for Baku.                            AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (L) speaks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 6, 2012 at Batumi International Airport in Batumi before her departure for Baku.
AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, left, greets US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday June 6, 2012 upon her arrival the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan.  Clinton has embarked on a tour of the South Caucasus in the hope of mediating progress in territorial disputes in the region.       (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, left, greets US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday June 6, 2012 upon her arrival the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan. Clinton has embarked on a tour of the South Caucasus in the hope of mediating progress in territorial disputes in the region. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev (R) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walk to meetings at the presidential Zagulba residence in Baku on June 6, 2012.         AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev (R) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walk to meetings at the presidential Zagulba residence in Baku on June 6, 2012. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) greets representatives of US-based oil and related companies as she tours the exhibits at the Caspian Oil and Gas Show at the Baku Expo Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 6, 2012. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) greets representatives of US-based oil and related companies as she tours the exhibits at the Caspian Oil and Gas Show at the Baku Expo Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 6, 2012. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gets off her plane as she arrives at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on June 6, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet her British, French, Turkish and some Arab counterparts on June 7 to "discuss the situation in Syria," a Turkish diplomatic source said. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gets off her plane as she arrives at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on June 6, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet her British, French, Turkish and some Arab counterparts on June 7 to "discuss the situation in Syria," a Turkish diplomatic source said. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(R) speaks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu before their meeting on discuss the situation in Syria, a Turkish diplomatic source said, on June 6, 2012, in Istanbul. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC        (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(R) speaks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu before their meeting on discuss the situation in Syria, a Turkish diplomatic source said, on June 6, 2012, in Istanbul. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/GettyImages)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before taking part in meetings in Istanbul on June 7, 2012.  AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before taking part in meetings in Istanbul on June 7, 2012. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrive for a meeting in Istanbul Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrive for a meeting in Istanbul Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Global Counterterrorism Forum, Ministeral Level Plenary and 2nd Coordinating Committee Meeting, at the Conrad Hotel in Istanbul on June 7, 2012. Al-Qaeda is still a serious and imminent threat as it is spreading geographically, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today. "The threat has spread, becoming more geographically diverse," Clinton said ahead of a counterterrorism meeting.  AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC        (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Global Counterterrorism Forum, Ministeral Level Plenary and 2nd Coordinating Committee Meeting, at the Conrad Hotel in Istanbul on June 7, 2012. Al-Qaeda is still a serious and imminent threat as it is spreading geographically, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today. "The threat has spread, becoming more geographically diverse," Clinton said ahead of a counterterrorism meeting. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/GettyImages)
The very next day back in D.C. This woman has put everything she has into this job. I wish the people who doubt her physical condition right now would go to hell. I do not usually speak that way, but I feel very strongly about her and about their nasty accusations. She deserves recovery time. Everyone who is sick or injured whether on the job or not deserves that.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan walk to the podium  in Washington
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan walk to the podium in Washington
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08:  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III, (R), during a luncheon at the Department of State, on June 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. Later today President Aquino is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III, (R), during a luncheon at the Department of State, on June 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. Later today President Aquino is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Then it was family day in Little Rock for the opening of an exhibit about Virginia Kelley and Dorothy Howell Rodham - moms of the two most awesome people I have ever seen.
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Old home week continued at Wellesley.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright respond to applause as Clinton is introduced to a gathering of the Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, June 11, 2012. Both women are graduates of Wellesely. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright respond to applause as Clinton is introduced to a gathering of the Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, June 11, 2012. Both women are graduates of Wellesely. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright respond to applause as Clinton is introduced to a gathering of the Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, June 11, 2012. Both women are graduates of Wellesely. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodhback in D.C.am Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright respond to applause as Clinton is introduced to a gathering of the Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, June 11, 2012. Both women are graduates of Wellesely. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Same day back in D.C.
Secretary Clinton with Jordan Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.
Secretary Clinton with Jordan Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.
Busy day on the 12th!
Secetary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens at right as Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, President of the World Food Prize, speaks at the 2012 World Food Prize laureate announcement ceremony, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Secetary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens at right as Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, President of the World Food Prize, speaks at the 2012 World Food Prize laureate announcement ceremony, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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And then with Shimon Peres at Brookings.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12:  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) participate in a discussion at the Hay Adams Hotel June 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Clinton-Peres discussion was part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy of Brookings Institution.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) participate in a discussion at the Hay Adams Hotel June 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Clinton-Peres discussion was part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy of Brookings Institution. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna walk to a joint news conference, Wednesday, June 13, 2012,  at the State Department in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna walk to a joint news conference, Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, following talks at the State Department in Washington on June 12, 2012.   AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER        (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, following talks at the State Department in Washington on June 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hugs actor Ben Affleck after speaking at the USAID Child Survival Forum, Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Georgetown University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hugs actor Ben Affleck after speaking at the USAID Child Survival Forum, Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Georgetown University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
US Secretary of State Hillary  Clinton listens while South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan speaks during a plenary session of a meeting at the US State Department June 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Clinton, Panetta, and Kim met during the ministerial dialogues between the United States and the Republic of South Korea to discuss regional and international issues.  AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI        (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens while South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan speaks during a plenary session of a meeting at the US State Department June 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Clinton, Panetta, and Kim met during the ministerial dialogues between the United States and the Republic of South Korea to discuss regional and international issues. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves to the media as she leaves with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta after a news conference with South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan, and Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin at the State Department in Washington June 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Magana (UNITED STATESU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves to the media as she leaves with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta after a news conference with South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan, and Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin at the State Department in Washington June 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Magana (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - Tags: POLITICS)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves to the media as she leaves with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta after a news conference with South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan, and Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin at the State Department in Washington June 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Magana (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
Family time at Redondo Beach at nephew's graduation.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives to Los Cabos international airport to attend the G-20 Summit in Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives to Los Cabos international airport to attend the G-20 Summit in Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flips her hair standing next to an unidentified official after she stepped off her official airplane June 17, 2012  at Los Cabos International Airport in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico to attend the G-20 Summit  which starts on Monday.      AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDS        (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flips her hair standing next to an unidentified official after she stepped off her official airplane June 17, 2012 at Los Cabos International Airport in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico to attend the G-20 Summit which starts on Monday. AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)
Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton holds up a copy of the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report during a ceremony marking the occasion at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton holds up a copy of the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report during a ceremony marking the occasion at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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And she wore Catwoman glasses to swear in Mike Hammer.

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Then it was wheels up once again.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a speech at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, , Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a speech at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, , Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
At the pre-Sandy Jersey shore for Marjory's birthday.
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She was back in Scandinavia toward the end of the month.
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja leave on June 27, 2012 after signing a General Security of Information agreement during their meeting in Helsinki.  AFP PHOTO / LEHTIKUVA / MARTTI KAINULAINEN - FINLAND OUT -        (Photo credit should read MARTTI KAINULAINEN/AFP/GettyImages)
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja leave on June 27, 2012 after signing a General Security of Information agreement during their meeting in Helsinki. AFP PHOTO / LEHTIKUVA / MARTTI KAINULAINEN - FINLAND OUT - (Photo credit should read MARTTI KAINULAINEN/AFP/GettyImages)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives a gift from Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at the Government Banquet Hall in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives a gift from Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at the Government Banquet Hall in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles after receiving a bouquet of flowers from Latvian President Andris Berzins before their meeting, Thursday, June 28, 2012, at the Riga Castle in Riga, Latvia. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles after receiving a bouquet of flowers from Latvian President Andris Berzins before their meeting, Thursday, June 28, 2012, at the Riga Castle in Riga, Latvia. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks after signing the Supporting Justice Sector Reform in Moldova and Renewed U.S. - Latvia Fulbright Academic Exchange Program Agreement with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Riga, Latvia. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks after signing the Supporting Justice Sector Reform in Moldova and Renewed U.S. - Latvia Fulbright Academic Exchange Program Agreement with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Riga, Latvia. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
St, Petersburg arrival
St, Petersburg arrival
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a brief statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on health care, on June 28, 2012, after arriving in St. Petersburg, Russia. The US Supreme Court on June 28 upheld historic sweeping health care reforms in a major victory for Democratic President Barack Obama as he seeks re-election in November elections. US President Barack Obama hailed the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold his health care reforms as a "victory" for people across America and urged opponents to swing behind the law. AFP PHOTO / POOL /  Haraz N. Ghanbari        (Photo credit should read HARAZ N. GHANBARI/AFP/GettyImages)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a brief statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on health care, on June 28, 2012, after arriving in St. Petersburg, Russia. The US Supreme Court on June 28 upheld historic sweeping health care reforms in a major victory for Democratic President Barack Obama as he seeks re-election in November elections. US President Barack Obama hailed the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold his health care reforms as a "victory" for people across America and urged opponents to swing behind the law. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Haraz N. Ghanbari (Photo credit should read HARAZ N. GHANBARI/AFP/GettyImages)
A picture taken in St. Petersburg on June 28, 2012, shows US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton laying flowers at the  monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, commemorating those who fought against the Nazis during the 900-day siege of the city in 1941-1944. The city's name was changed back from Leningrad to St. Petersburg after the 1991 Soviet collapse. Clinton arrived today in St. Petersburg, for talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that are expected to be dominated by the ongoing crisis in Syria. AFP PHOTO / OLGA MALTSEVA        (Photo credit should read OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/GettyImages)
A picture taken in St. Petersburg on June 28, 2012, shows US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton laying flowers at the monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, commemorating those who fought against the Nazis during the 900-day siege of the city in 1941-1944. The city's name was changed back from Leningrad to St. Petersburg after the 1991 Soviet collapse. Clinton arrived today in St. Petersburg, for talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that are expected to be dominated by the ongoing crisis in Syria. AFP PHOTO / OLGA MALTSEVA (Photo credit should read OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/GettyImages)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
I don't think anyone could be more dedicated and impressive. God be with you Mme. Secretary in this difficult time. We love you, are praying for you, and want the best for you. Merry Christmas to you, Mme. Secretary, and your loving family. We, here at Still 4 Hill love you and want to see you well again.