As announced here during the past week, Hillary is once again being honored. On Wednesday April 28 (Darn! The night I teach late!) Her Excellency will be honored at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) with their Distinguished Diplomat Award.She will also be speaking at this event.
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks at the Virginia Military Institute and Receive VMI's Distinguished Diplomat Award on April 28
Office of the SpokesmanWashington, DCApril 23, 2010Secretary Clinton will visit the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) the evening of April 28, 2010. Her remarks will discuss smart power one year later, and how the United States is integrating diplomacy, defense, and development together into its day to day foreign policy. Secretary Clinton will also receive VMI’s Distinguished Diplomat Award.
I find it interesting that a military institute honors diplomats. The partnership between defense and diplomacy is crystallized in that award and reflected in the strong partnership between Secretaries Clinton and Gates. See these letters posted on Thursday last.
Secretary Clinton and Secretary Gates' Letters to the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of StateWashington, DCApril 22, 2010Available at the links below are letters from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee Kent Conrad, in support of full funding of President Obama’s FY 2011 foreign affairs budget request.
- Secretary Clinton’s Letter: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/140887.pdf
- Secretary Gates’s Letter: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/140886.pdf
Something else I posted earlier and continue to lack details about, but will mention as a reminder is that at the American Jewish Committee r (AJC) Annual Meeting, both Hillary and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will be speaking. According to their website, the meeting is scheduled for April 28-30. I will update as details are made available.
Finally, there is this from yesterday's press briefing.
Philip J. CrowleyAssistant Secretary
Daily Press BriefingWashington, DCApril 23, 2010Secretary Clinton Will Open Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York May 3 / White House to Announce Rest of Delegation Next Week
Note to base. May 3 is also the International Day of Freedom of the Press. Just thought I would let you know. I am watching The Agronomist about Jean Dominique, assassinated in 2000 at his radio station (Haiti Inter) in Port-au-Prince. His very brave and fierce widow, Michele Montas, announced that date in the film as I was writing. Check out The Documentary Channel if you have not already.
Shout out to Michele! Remember the night we saw Carrie at Cine Triomphe? They shut down the ticket booth and concession stand during the last five minutes of the movie so that they all could be standing in the back of the room when we all reacted to Carrie's hand coming up through the ashes? I remember seeing you and Jean there that night. Tonight, there is something metaphorical about that scene. Jean Dominique is not dead. His hand arises out of the rubble in Haiti, and his voice echos in yours at the Haiti Donors Conference. You GO girl! We love you! Hugs, Michele!
