Sunday, November 13, 2011

Hillary in Hawaii: Pretty Pictures

FINALLY!!! She is outside and not in a windowless room! She looks beautiful in the Hawaiian sunset.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang for bi-lateral talks during the APEC summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 12,2011. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang for bilateral talks during the APEC summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 12, 2011. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang for bilateral talks during the APEC summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 12, 2011. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) gestures as she meets with Pacific Island Country leaders for bi-lateral talks during the APEC summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 12,2011. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
Talk about information crossing the Pacific at a slow drip!

Secretary Clinton's Meeting with Pacific Island Leaders


Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
November 13, 2011



On November 12 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a meeting with Pacific Island leaders to discuss regional issues and ongoing United States engagement in the Pacific. She joined Representatives from the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kingdom of Tonga, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Nauru, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Kiribati, Samoa, and Solomon Islands as well as Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands Forum, and the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency. Also attending the meeting were Senator Daniel Inouye, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, Pacific Command Commander Admiral Robert Willard, United States Coast Guard District Fourteen Commander Rear Admiral Charles Ray, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs Tony Babauta, USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg, and East-West Center President Dr. Charles Morrison.

This meeting underscored our whole-of-government approach to working together to address the challenges and opportunities in the region. Secretary Clinton and the leaders discussed a range of issues including the environment and climate change, renewable energy, fisheries, non-communicable diseases, and maritime security.