From Dipnote: Secretary Clinton will travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, February 13-16, 2010. #hillarytravel
Secretary Clinton To Travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
February 9, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia from February 13-16.
In Qatar on February 14, she will meet with Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, as well as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani. Secretary Clinton will also speak at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, being hosted by the Qatari Government and the Saban Center on the evening of February 14.
During her February 15-16 visit to Saudi Arabia, Secretary Clinton will meet with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud as well as Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal.
This explains the order of appearance:
State Department tweets announcement of Clinton trip to Qatar, Saudi Arabia
February 9, 2010 - 15:17
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - In a first for U.S. diplomacy, the State Department has used the social network tool Twitter to announce an upcoming overseas trip by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Followers of the department's "Dipnote" Twitter feed were the first to get official word of Clinton's Feb. 13-16 trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. That was well before the formal announcement, which was not expected until later in the day.
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