Then she left for what we now know would be her last official trip as Secretary of State arriving first in the Czech Republic and from there traveling to Belgium and a NATO meeting. Upon arrival in Brussels, she met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
On the fifth, after making her final official remarks from NATO headquarters, she left for Dublin, Ireland.
Somehow it is appropriate if ironic that the beautiful Secretary of State who began the month in that lovely emerald gown ended her official travel on the Emerald Isle where she and her adoring spouse are so well-loved.
On the seventh, she arrived in Belfast, her final stop as Secretary of State as we now are pretty sure.
Upon her return home, laid low by a stomach virus and dehydrated, she fainted and sustained a concussion causing her to cancel a planned trip to Morocco, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates and her doctors to restrict her to rest at home (no work - although she did read and write an extensive response to the ARB report on Benghazi) and no travel for several weeks. Since she is only weeks away from passing the torch to John Kerry, we expect that these are the last of her travel pictures as our most awesome Secretary of State.
Mme. Secretary, you are in our thoughts and prayers. We wish you a speedy and complete recovery and hope to continue following you no matter what path you choose in 2013.
May the road rise to meet you,And may we meet again within the next few weeks. Here is the archive for December 2012.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Edited to add: This post was assembled and scheduled to publish before the events of the evening of December 30 when our treasured Hillary entered NY Presbyterian Hospital with a blood clot. Our thoughts and prayers continue.
