At the end of the upcoming week, it will be wheels up again for Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Secretary of State will travel to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. At the Friday press briefing, P. J. Crowley made the following remarks. The statement to which he refers follows the snip from the briefing. As further details become available, I will share them.
Philip J. CrowleyAssistant Secretary
Daily Press BriefingWashington, DCJune 25, 2010MR. CROWLEY: Okay. You will see, following the briefing, a statement announcing the travel of the Secretary of State to Kiev, Krakow, Baku, Yerevan, and Tbilisi, from July 1st to July 5th. In Kiev, the Secretary will open the second meeting of the Strategic Partnership Commission and meet with government officials, including President Yanukovych and Foreign Minister Gryshchenko, and with civil society and independent media leaders.
In Krakow, the Secretary will celebrate the – participate in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Community of Democracies, an organization initiated by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and her Polish counterpart Bronislaw Geremek in 2000. The Secretary will also meet with Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski.
And then will she travel on to Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, where she will hold meetings with government officials and civil society leaders to discuss bilateral, as well as regional peace and stability issues.
The statement he referred to, pretty similar, is below.
Secretary Clinton to Travel to Kyiv, Krakow, Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
June 25, 2010In Kyiv, Secretary Clinton will open the second meeting of the Strategic Partnership Commission and meet with government officials, including President Yanukovych and Foreign Minister Gryshchenko, and with civil society and independent media leaders. In Krakow, Secretary Clinton will participate in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Community of Democracies, an organization initiated by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and her Polish counterpart Bronislaw Geremek in 2000. Secretary Clinton will also meet with Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski.
The Secretary will continue on to Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, where she will hold meetings with government officials and civil society leaders to discuss bilateral issues, as well as issues related to regional peace and stability.
So, to our lovely and intrepid SOS we again will be wishing you a Bon Voyage, in success and most importantly, safety. We always pray for your safe return.
