April found Mme. Secretary visiting the Pentagon for a press conference with SOD Gates, Joint Chiefs Chair Mullen, and Energy Secretary Stephen Chu.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds up the Nuclear Posture Review as she briefs reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Here is why the press loves it when she walks into any briefing anywhere. She is simply so adorable and natural, and she does not stonewall. She knows the answers to the questions as well as the names of the people asking them.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks out from the Pentagon in Washington after attending a news briefing on the new Nuclear Posture Review April 6, 2010. The Obama administration, kicking off an intensive week of nuclear diplomacy, unveiled a revamped policy on Tuesday restricting U.S. use of its atomic weapons stockpile.
April 8, 2010: Prague This was the day Presidents Obama and Medvedev signed the New START treaty and both Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov, whose teams negotiated this treaty were there to watch. Mme. Secretary glowed that day. I am certain she will be sparkling just as brightly this afternoon when START is finally ratified in the Senate. CSPAN just reported that she is on her way to Capitol Hill for the final vote as I write this.
- Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, sits at lunch with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus, and President Barack Obama at the Prague Castle in Prague Thursday, April 8, 2010. The two leaders signed the New START treaty later in the day.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The castle was a beautiful setting for the signing. That day, our Secretary of State was the prettiest thing in it.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives for the signing ceremony of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) at Prague Castle in Prague, April 8, 2010. The United States and Russia signed a landmark disarmament treaty on Thursday they hope will herald better bilateral ties and raise pressure on countries seeking nuclear weapons to renounce such ambitions. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS)
Back in the U.S., on April 9 she delivered a speech in Louisville at the McConnell Center.
She hit it out of the park, as always!
On April 11, there was sudden and surprise activity for a Sunday afternoon.
- U.S. President Barack Obama (C), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel walk from the White House to Blair House for bilateral meetings in Washington April 11, 2010. Obama is meeting with foreign leaders in advance of this week's nuclear security summit. REUTERS/Richard Clement (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
Something about Hillary Clinton walking this way in that suit just seems to cry out for media coverage. They should show her more.
- US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walk from the White House across Pennsylvania Avenue to Blair House for a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit on April 11, 2010 in Washington.
April 12 she visited the Korean War Memorial with President Lee of South Korea.
On April 13, she participated in the Nuclear Security Summit and signed an agreement with Russian FM Lavrov.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) signs the Plutonium Disposition Protocol With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a ceremony at the Washington Convention Center in Washington April 13, 2010.
As usual, while participants spoke, Mme. Secretary took notes (as I am taking names right now during this START vote). (RATIFIED!!!!!!!!!!)
On April 14, she received at the State Department one of my favorite of her counterparts, FM Maite Nkoana-Mashabane of South Africa. They signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) establishing a strategic dialogue between our two countries.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hold hands at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, during a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding establishing U.S. and South African strategic dialogue.
It is true, as Discourse has noted here, that when these two sign agreements the procedure has the look of an elementary school test. They are so cute together!
On April 15, another major address.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers her remarks to energy and climate leaders, Thursday, April 15, 2010, at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington.
Then, on April 22 and 23 she attended a NATO conference of foreign ministers in Estonia. The banner and her suit almost match, and she looks spectacular in this color.
For the class picture, as usual, she is central and effusive.
This ... just because it is so pretty.
The following day, prior to speaking, also a pretty pose wearing a tweed that I love on her.
Back in DC on April 27 she received Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the State Department. These two get along very well and are always entertaining together somehow. In the first picture they look like they are performing in a musical.
*Fashion note: I also love this tweed on her. That feminine ruffle ... so cute! (Found something similar at Chadwick's but the smallest size it comes in is 6. GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!)*
That same day, she delivered yet another address.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
April 28, after some bilaterals during the day...
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Honduran Foreign Minister Mario Canahuati(L) shake hands as they deliver remarks to the media April 28, 2010 shortly before their private meeting, in Washington, DC.
- Minister Kamel Morjane(L) shake hands as they deliver remarks to the media inside the US State Department April 28, 2010 shortly before their private meeting, in Washington, DC
... wearing a spectacular hat, she attended and spoke at a memorial for Dorothy Height escorted by her favorite beau.
On April 29, she attended Dr. Height's funeral service at the National Cathedral.
Nancy Pelosi just loves her! I love that Secretarial jacket on her!
She changed the jacket for some bilaterals later in the day.
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski (L)shake hands as they conduct a press conference inside the US Department of state shortly after their private meeting April 29, 2010, in Washington, DC.
In the evening she delivered yet another major address.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks to the American Jewish Committee Annual Gala dinner in Washington April 29, 2010.
She ended the month at the State Department with some bilaterals (here with former Spanish FM Moratinos), and some events that were closed to the press.
