The public schedule for June 1 shows a 9:15 meeting, a series of bilaterals, a reception in her honor at 5:20 and a 6 p.m. bilateral at the White House, i.e. she gets to stick around at a reception in her honor for under 40 minutes ... more likely under 30 minutes. One thing we are accustomed to seeing in the course of Mme. Secretary's day is that she breezes into and out of events and can pack a dozen events into a single day.
- Foreign Minister of Romania Teodor Baconschi (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shake hands as they greet reporters after meeting at the State Department in Washington, June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
On June 3 she co-hosted the U.S. - India Strategic Dialogue with Indian External Affairs Minister Krishna.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) welcomes Indian External Affairs Minister Sri Krishna to the plenary session of the U.S. - India Strategic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington June 3, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
This at a bilateral later in the day is posted just because of Hillary walking in this pantsuit. I love this pantsuit. I have one this color. I love the way she keeps her shoulders back. She has such beautiful posture.
She hosted a luncheon reception at the State Department which the president also attended.
Four days later, she was wheels down in Peru.
President Garcia was the White House bilateral on June 1st.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, talks to Peru's president Alan Garcia during a visit to the presidential palace in Lima, Monday, June 7, 2010. Clinton is in Peru to attend the 40 th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS June 6-8. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
She was in Ecuador on June 8 and gave every appearance of having collected yet another heart. She looked so beautiful, who could blame President Correa for being enchanted?
- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa (R) poses with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Carondolet presidential palace in Quito, June 8, 2010. Clinton arrived in Ecuador to discuss with president Rafael Correa about such topics as migration, trade and regional security. AFP PHOTO/RODRIGO BUENDIA (Photo credit should read RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images)
From there it was on to Colombia, a very interesting leg of the trip.
- 09 Jun 2010, BOGOTA, Colombia --- epa02192861 US State Secretary Hillary Clinton arrives to the military airport of Catam in Bogota, Colombia, 08 June 2010. Clinton is in Colombia as part of her Latin American tour that has included Ecuador, Peru and that will finish in Barbados. EPA/CARLOS DURAN --- Image by © CARLOS DURAN/epa/Corbis
Later that night.... (I do not know that source. It was from a Colombian news source, though).
The following day both the former POTUS and the SOS visited the National Palace, but there were no pictures of himself there.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Colombia's Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez (R) sign bilateral agreements, as Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe watches, at the presidential palace in Bogota June 9, 2010. Clinton is in Colombia for a two-day official visit. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (COLOMBIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
There was a presidential election coming up, and Mme. Secretary met both of the front-runners.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R), shakes hands with Colombian "U" Party presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos during a meeting in Bogota June 9, 2010. REUTERS/Fernando Ruiz/Santos Campaign/Handout
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Colombian Green Party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus during a meeting in Bogota June 9, 2010. REUTERS/Mockus Campaign/Handout
Santos won the election and Mme. Secretary arrived in Barbados for the last leg of this trip on June 10. For once Mme. Secretary was not the only person in bright, happy colors!
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, poses for a picture with Barbados' Deputy Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, during a visit to George Washington House, in St. Michael Parish, outside Bridgetown, Barbados, Thursday June 10, 2010. Clinton is in Barbados for a two day official visit. (Photo/Chris Brandis)
Back in DC the next day, she met with Mahmoud Abbas at the State Department.
On June 14 at the State Department in DC she released the 10th Annual Trafficking in Persons Report.
- WASHINGTON - JUNE 14: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds up a copy of the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report during an event at the State Department June 14, 2010 in Washington, DC. The State Department released the 10th annual report on human trafficking, which for the first time includes the United States. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
On June 16, also at the State Department, she announce the World Food Prize laureates.
- From left: William Craft, Assistant Secretary, State Department, Rajiv Shah, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (speaking), John Ruan III, World Food Prize Chairman, Mrs. Janis Ruan and Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, World Food Prize President announce the 2010 World Food Prize Laureates in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department Wednesday, June 16. This years co-winners are Reverend David Beckmann, President of Bread for the World and Jo Luck, Leader, Heifer International.
On June 17, she was back on Capitol Hill with Secretaries Gates and Chu and Chairman Mullen to testify on the New START treaty before the Armed Services Committee, on which she used to serve.
- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu (L), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd L), Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen (R) testify at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington June 15, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ENERGY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Some of our friends were in the gallery that day and were lucky enough to get this great picture with her!
June 18 she met with Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speak with the media after a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, June 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer)
She also held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Foreign Service Institute where she was a little envious of the very consistent wireless capability throughout the building which, evidently, is superior to the system at the State Department.
- Secretary Clinton holds a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the newly expanded George P. Shultz Center at the Foreign Service Institute, in Arlington, Virginia.
June 22 was a very full day beginning with an early breakfast meeting with the Vice President at his residence (a regular Tuesday occurence when she is in country) and continuing through a 6 p.m. meeting at the White House. The highlights of the day were her remarks at a State Department LGBT event celebrating Gay Pride month...
... and a bilateral meeting with Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrive to deliver opening remarks at a luncheon for the U.S.-India CEO Forum, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer)
While not the clearest picture, I like this shot of the White House meeting for her always pretty smile and that white jacket that is smashing on her.
On June 23, she once again hosted Israeli Defense Secretary Ehud Barak at the State Department. Again, they look like they are performing in a musical. As you have probably noticed, she meets with Barak pretty regularly but until this point in 2010, we have not seen her meet with her Israeli counterpart, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
On her way to a series of meetings at the White House that afternoon, she looked like this, and I acquired a new favorite picture.
Most of June 24 was devoted to closed bilaterals with Russian FM Lavrov. President Medvedev was also in town for the U.S.-Russia “Civil Society to Civil Society” Summit.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second from right, hosts a working lunch for her counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second from left, and members of the visiting Russian delegation, Thursday, June 24, 2010. at Blair House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
But I really like these pictures with Hungarian FM Janos Martonyi.
June 29 was Saudi Arabia day in DC.
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal pose before their bilateral meeting at the Blair House in Washington, ,Tuesday, June 29, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
And that, folks, is the wrap-up for June 2010. We have gone halfway through the year so far and have seven days left in this year. Before 2010 runs out, Mme. Secretary will be back at work leading the U.S. delegation to the presidential inauguration in Brazil. She will be working on a holiday (again), and, as always, she will be smiling.
