Secretary Clinton is a huge "get" for Sunday morning talk shows. She began May as the first guest on the new Meet the Press set.
She pre-records her Sunday appearances, so this was actually taped on Friday, April 30, but it aired on May 2. It is always a treat to see her on TV, especially on a weekend.
On May 3, she addressed the U.N.
- NEW YORK - MAY 03: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the United Nations 2010 High-level Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at U.N. headquarters May 3, 2010 in New York City. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the conference earlier today. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
May 7, at the State Department she dedicated a memorial plaque.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a memorial plaque ceremony in memory of three American diplomats who lost their lives while on active duty overseas, at the State Department in Washington May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
May 10, in Washington.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) participates in a dinner with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) at Blair House in Washington, May 10, 2010. Alongside Karzai are U.S. National Security Advisor James Jones (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (3rd L). REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
I love this smile!
May 11, the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Discussions began. President Karzai had been a little moody. Mme. Secretary was sent in on a charm offensive. Whenever the situation calls for charm, she is the girl for the job. Apparently she is irresistible!
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai before a USA-Afghanistan expanded bilateral meeting at the U.S. State Department in Washington, May 11, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
May 12, at the White House for bilateral meetings between Presidents Obama and Karzai.
- WASHINGTON - MAY 12: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen (L), Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (C) and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listen during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House May 12, 2010 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai held the joint press conference after a meeting where the two leaders spoke about the war in Afghanistan, terrorism, economy and other regional issues. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
Then a speech at the State Department.
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks to the 40th Washington Conference on the Americas, May 12, 2010, as leaders from North and South America meet in the Loy Henderson Conference Room of the US State Dept. in Washington, DC. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
May 13 at the U.S Institute of Peace.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai participate in a question and answer session at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington May 13, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
Later that day at Dumbarton Oaks.
May 18 on Capitol Hill with Michael Mullen and Robert Gates, she testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, left, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the new START Treaty. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Pretty in pink and flirting with Senator Lugar who strongly supported START yesterday in the Senate chamber before the vote. Thank you Sen. Lugar!
May 19 welcoming President Calderon of Mexico. Love the walk!
- 19 May 2010, Washington DC, USA --- United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leads U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden to the ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed President Felipe Calderón of Mexico to the White House for a State Visit on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP --- Image by © Ron Sachs/CNP/Corbis
At the State Department luncheon for President Calderon, a toast ... one of several she pretended to sip but never actually drank any champagne.
Hostess with the mostest!
May 21 she arrived in Japan absolutely rocking this outfit! Wow!
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during a meeting at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo Friday, May 21, 2010. Secretary of State Clinton said Friday that evidence was "overwhelming" that a North Korean submarine sank a South Korean warship and that the communist country must face international consequences for its actions. Clinton is in the Japanese capital at the outset of a three-nation Asian trip. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
That evening she arrived in Shanghai.
The next day at the Expo. She worked very hard to get a U.S. Pavilion installed there.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to visitors during her visit to U.S. Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai, China, Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves after touring the US Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, May 22, 2010. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in China on Friday for a visit set to culminate next week with wide-ranging talks in Beijing, with tensions running high over North Korea. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
So, ladies and gentlemen, I give you your Secretary of State, and perhaps the most respected person on the world stage today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton." Jon Huntsman 05-23-2010
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meet and greet with U.S. consulate employees and their families in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
With the children of U.S. Consulate employees. Hillary + kids = ♥ I cannot resist.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, holds a stuffed animal of Haibao, the mascot of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, given to her by the children of U.S. consulate employees during a meet and greet in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 23, 2010. (AP Photo/ Saul Loeb, Pool)
This one just because....
On May 24 in Beijing the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue began with a diplomatic entanglement, and proceeded with many other cute pictures. These are just a few.
- China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) try to shake hands while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stands in the middle ahead of the opening ceremony of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
May 25
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong sign an agreement at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing Tuesday, May 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
May 26 her visit to Seoul began with yet another diplomatic entanglement, this time with President Lee.
- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, embraces U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during their meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) speaks as South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan (R) looks on during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 26, 2010. Clinton arrived from Beijing, where she pressed China to get tougher with its ally North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship. AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN / POOL (Photo credit should read KIM JAE-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Back in the U.S.A. on May 27, she hit the ground running (as usual) and delivered an address at the Brookings Institution.
- WASHINGTON - MAY 27: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) is applauded by Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott before she delivers remarks about the Obama administration's national security strategy at the Brookings Institution May 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Clinton addressed a variety of security topics, including the prevention of nuclear proliferation, terrorism, the use of military force, development and diplomacy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
There's that kissy mouth!
May ends with a bilateral with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Peiris. My own editorial note here: He seemed so very happy to be visiting her at the State Department.
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) reaches out to shake hands with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris as they deliver remarks to the media after a private meeting on May 28, 2010 at the US State Department in Washington. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Busy month for a busy lady who represents us brilliantly, beautifully and charmingly all over the globe. Thank you, Mme. Secretary for your diligence and good spirits. You keep us all smiling!
