Secretary Clinton to Host a Town Hall Meeting on the QDDR with State Department Employees on December 15

Secretary Clinton to Host a Town Hall Meeting on the QDDR with State Department Employees on December 15

Notice to the Press

Office of the Spokesman

Washington, DC

December 14, 2010

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Tomorrow morning, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host a town hall meeting to discuss the release of the first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, “Leading Through Civilian Power,” with Department of State employees. The town hall will begin at 11:15 a.m. on December 15 in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the Department of State.

The QDDR will be available for download at www.state.gov at the start of the event.

Under Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy will introduce Secretary Clinton, who will deliver remarks and then open the session to questions from the audience. USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg and Director of Policy Planning Anne-Marie Slaughter will also participate.