The Clintons celebrated their 36th anniversary in October. Mme. Secretary was once again the cover girl on the October 14 issue of Time. At the Economic Club of New York, she unveiled her economic statecraft doctrine and then, with her family, headed to LA for a gala celebrating Bill's birthday (belatedly) and the 10th anniversary of his foundation. Mme. Secretary rocked out with Terry McAuliffe and had a lot of fun.
She was interviewed by Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show and was wheels up for Malta. There she offered our appreciation for their help in evacuating Americans from Libya during the heavy fighting. Then she visited Libya, Oman, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. While on foreign travel, she appeared on several Sunday morning talk shows on the 21st.
Looking just beautiful, Mme. Secretary was home for her birthday on the 26th, a day when I have always celebrated her and her mother who gave her to us.
She testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the 27th and hosted a gala at the State Department welcoming former Secretaries Kissinger, Albright, and Powell. The east coast was hit with a nor'easter that dumped a lot of snow as October drew to a close. The State Department announced a trip to London scheduled for early the next week. The trip was then cancelled. Mrs. Dorothy Rodham, Hillary's mother, cherished by her, by Chelsea, by the whole family and by all of Hillary's loyal following was ill and was hospitalized.
The month that began so jubilantly and provided so many celebrations ended in deep anxiety for us all.
Travel: Dominican Republic, Libya, Oman, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Speeches: Women Entrepreneurs: Pathways to Prosperity, U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, Global Leadership at the Center for American Progress, U.S.-India Higher Education Summit, Economic Statecraft, World Food Program USA’s George McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony.
Op-Eds: America’s Pacific Century.
