Whew! Talk about not knowing what time zone you are in! As you know from a prior post, she left this afternoon for Russia and is touching down for refueling at Shannon Airport before St. Patrick's Day is over. She will be in Russia for two days and return home on Saturday. Then, evidently, this, but only for a day since she will be hosting the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue at the State Department on March 24. Spring forward!
Secretary Clinton Leads Cabinet-Level Delegation to Mexico
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
March 17, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Mexico City, Mexico for the Merida U.S.-Mexico High Level Consultative Group meeting on March 23, 2010. The Secretary will be joined by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates; Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano; Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair; Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael G. Mullen; Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security John Morton; Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler; Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Adam Szubin; Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Deputy Director of the Office of Supply Reduction Patrick Ward; and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart.
This is the second formal meeting of the High Level Consultative Group and has been in preparation for several months; the first was held in Washington in December 2008. Secretary Clinton and Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa will chair an interagency discussion on the evolution of the Merida Initiative that focuses on enhanced engagement in support of our shared goals of breaking the power of drug trafficking organizations; strengthening the rule of law, democratic institutions and respect for human rights; creating a 21st century border; and building strong and resilient communities.
