Tomorrow will be her last official day as Secretary of State. I honestly have no words to describe how grateful I feel for everything she has done and for the ability afforded by the department to follow her so closely over the years.
Here are two huge events on her calendar for tomorrow. Then will come the great silence while she continues her recuperation out of our sight. Godspeed beautiful lady. We will be here on the other side when you emerge. Maybe you can send me your book-signing schedule. Readers here will be hungry to know when you are coming to a bookstore near them.
Secretary Clinton To Announce Launch of Up to $86.5 Million in Public-Private Partnerships
Notice to the Press
Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCJanuary 30, 2013
On Thursday, January 31, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will celebrate the global impact of public-private partnerships created under her tenure and launch four new initiatives valued at up to $86.5 million, at the U.S. Department of State. These new initiatives include: efforts to advance women’s clean energy entrepreneurship; a global partnership to promote affordable Internet access in poor communities; a new commitment to the Global Equality Fund which aims to protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons worldwide; and new investments in the clean cookstoves sector.
Secretary Clinton will be joined by Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and the Special Representative for Global Partnerships Kris Balderston. Wanjira Mathai, daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai and board member of the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, will deliver remarks.
Since 2009, the Secretary has worked to strengthen and deepen U.S. diplomacy and development around the world by fostering partnerships between the Department of State and the private sector. Such partnerships have leveraged the creativity, innovation, and core business resources of private partners for greater impact on global issues. To date, the Department has worked with over 1,100 partners and mobilized more than $650 million in public and private resources to support key foreign policy objectives including climate change mitigation, women’s empowerment, economic growth, and human rights.
The event will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the Department of State.
Remarks on American Leadership
Speaker: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
January 31, 2013
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on American leadership.
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