Campaigning in the Evergreen State: Hillary Clinton

'Evergreen' came to the Evergreen State dressed in evergreen and visited some Boeing workers who know how to keep us all blessedly aloft when we have to travel.

Hillary wore evergreen campaigning in Washington State today.  Bernie Sanders may claim that the Import-Export Bank is nicknamed 'The Boeing Bank,' but the former secretary of state whose total travel time was 2084.21 Hours / 86.8 Days, total mileage was 956,733 miles, number of travel days was 401 visiting 112 countries knows something about how important Boeing's machinists, with their precision and expertise, are to those who travel worldwide.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses for a photo with a group during a campaign event at the Boeing Machinists' union hall Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shakes her fist as she speaks during a campaign event at the IAM District 751 Everett Union Hall in Everett, Wash., Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves goodbye after greeting people following a campaign event at the Boeing Machinists' union hall Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, is introduced by Boeing Machinists' union local president Jon Holden at a campaign event at the Boeing Machinists' union hall Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives with Union District President Jon Holden, right, for a campaign event at the IAM District 751 Everett Union Hall in Everett, Wash., Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden (R) arrive for a labor organizing event at Everett Union Hall in Everett, Washington March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton listens to Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden during a labor organizing event at Everett Union Hall in Everett, Washington March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is greeted by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., as she arrives to speak during a campaign event at the IAM District 751 Everett Union Hall in Everett, Wash., Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A young girl holds up a sign following a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Boeing Machinists' union hall Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with a supporter and her camera following a campaign event at the Boeing Machinists' union hall Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles as she takes to the stage during a campaign event at the Boeing Machinists' union hall Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a labor organizing event at Everett Union Hall in Everett, Washington March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at the IAM District 751 Everett Union Hall in Everett, Wash., Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D- Wash., stand together as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at the IAM District 751 Everett Union Hall in Everett, Wash., Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Secretary Clinton's Remarks at Boeing Maintenance Facility in Shanghai **Updated with video**

Remarks at the Pavilion Expo Commercial Diplomacy Event

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State

Boeing Maintenance Facility, Pudong International Airport

Shanghai, China

May 22, 2010

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SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much.

(Applause.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you Brenda, for that kind introduction and for everything you have done to support American businesses here in Shanghai and to help build the USA Pavilion at the Expo.

I want to thank Bernard Hensey and Shep Hill from Boeing for welcoming us here, and I want to thank China Eastern Airlines for providing a perfect backdrop to the event, that wonderful plane, a Boeing 737 in Shanghai Expo regalia, it is a great example of American and Chinese companies working together in the spirit of the Expo.

I know that representatives from many of the American companies that helped sponsor the USA Pavilion are with us today. And I am very appreciative of your support and commitment. I know we have some distinguished representatives of both the Chinese Government, the airport authority, and the airlines, and I thank each of you for being here, as well.

Greater economic engagement here and across Asia by U.S. companies – and especially rising exports – help create jobs for American workers, and also for workers in China and throughout Asia. These jobs also contribute to higher standards of living for Asian consumers, and a more balanced global economy, which is good for everyone. That’s one reason that President Obama launched the National Export Initiative to support the goal of doubling U.S. exports over the next five years and support two million American jobs.

That is why I am pleased to have with us today our ambassador, Ambassador Huntsman, our consul general, Beatrice Camp, the president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Fred Hochberg, the Under Secretary of State for Economic Business and Agricultural Affairs, Bob Hormats, and other American officials who will be joining myself and Secretary Geithner in Beijing, starting this evening, for the second strategic and economic dialogue.

For trade to work in any economy, and for it to produce the benefits we know that it can, there must be a level playing field where domestic and international companies can compete freely and openly. For example, transparency in rule making and standard setting, non-discrimination, fair access to sales to private sector and government purchasers alike, the strong enforcement of intellectual property rights, these are all vitally important in the 21st century global economy. That’s what drives innovation, benefits consumers, and ultimately stimulates broad-based and sustainable growth. American companies want to compete in China. They want to sell goods made by American workers to Chinese consumers with rising incomes and increasing demand. We are seeking a win-win situation for our two countries.

That's why, in the coming days, officials at the highest levels of our two governments will be discussing issues of economic balance and competition. Now, the good news is that we have seen progress. U.S. merchandise exports to China have more than tripled since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. And in the first quarter of this year, merchandise exports were up 46 percent over the first quarter of last year. That’s a trend that we want to work together to see continue.

Aerospace is the United States’ leading export industry. And every $1 billion in aviation sales translates into 11,000 American jobs. Many of these are high-paying, skilled positions that will help our economy to return to sustainable growth.

Boeing is a company with deep roots in China. Its very first engineer, hired in 1916, was Chinese. And the company established a presence here in the 1930s. Today, more than half of the commercial jetliners operating in China are made by Boeing, and Boeing has orders for 450 airplanes destined for China. The growth of air travel in China will create new jobs here and abroad, which is why President Hu Jintao has rightly called Boeing's role in China a “win-win” for both countries.

Now, Boeing is an example of how exports from a large American corporation can benefit both of our countries. There are also hundreds of small and medium-sized American firms in other industries that also illustrate this point. Echelon Corporation is based in San Jose, California, and has about 350 employees. I often speak about the importance of smart power to our diplomacy. Well, Echelon specializes in a different kind of smart power; it is a world leader in developing networking devices and control systems that support smart electrical grids and other ways of improving efficiency. The technologies that Echelon is exporting to China help reduce water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, which is also good news for both China and the United States.

Chindex, a publically-traded American company, focuses exclusively on China’s healthcare markets. They operate numerous hospitals in and around Beijing, Shanghai, and they're working to open another clinic with the goal of providing access to high-quality healthcare in Pudong. Good healthcare for China, good jobs in America, both our countries and our people are better off.

Now, every one of you in this audience could probably tell a similar story. We have so much cooperation between American and Chinese businesses. We have cooperation that includes our soybean, cotton, and corn farmers, our universities that educate Chinese students and, increasingly, American students who come here.

So, we believe that cooperation is key to the future for the United States and China. And I want to thank all of you for helping to make these partnerships possible, and ask you to work with us to continue working toward a better future for the people of the United States and China. Thank you all very much.

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Secretary Clinton's Remarks Following Tour of Boeing Design Center

I didn't even KNOW there was a Boeing facility in Russia. Hillary looks a bit tired and jet-lagged in some of these pictures, but she always comes through with an animated address that always sends just the right message. What a terrific job she does!

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State

Boeing Design Center Moscow, Moscow, Russia

October 13, 2009

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SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much, Sergey. And this is a very exciting visit for me. I feel like I should apologize to all of the engineers because we’re interrupting their legendary 24-hour workday. Because of the connections with Wichita and Seattle, they literally work around the clock, and it shows in terms of the productivity and the results.
I want to thank you very much, Sergey, for giving me this tour. And if enthusiasm were marketable, he would be a blue chip stock – (laughter) – because he is so devoted and excited about what is happening here, and so am I, because this does illustrate the kind of closer collaboration that we’re seeking to encourage between American companies and Russian companies, between American experts and Russian experts – in this case engineers – who are among the very best in the world. And because they are now part of this multinational effort, they can produce extraordinary products like this Dreamliner.
I really want to thank our ambassador, who is a strong supporter of this effort, Ambassador Beyrle. And if you looked at the pictures, you saw a former ambassador, Bill Burns. So this has been a consistent commitment on the part of the United States Government here in Moscow to promote this, because it really does illustrate very powerfully what we can do together.
I’m excited about the new Dreamliner. I can’t wait to see it in action for myself. But we also can maybe celebrate some of the less tangible results of this partnership. The engineers who work here – 1,400 of them – not only to help drive technological progress, but they promote shared prosperity for each of our nations, and indeed for the world as a whole. The contributions go way beyond building and improving Boeing aircraft. It really fosters collaboration that ranges from joint ventures, some of which are explained in the promotional material, as well as the titanium-focused work that has been done here. Russia produces the titanium for these airliners. As Sergey was explaining to me, this is a composite. It’s the first time that an airline will ever be made out of composite and not aluminum, right? And I’ve been trying to break this. I can’t do it. (Laughter.) It feels very strong and durable to me.
But these knowledge-based jobs, particularly in a country like Russia which has such a highly educated population, and particularly in the sciences and engineering, really in the STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering, mathematics – it’s just a treasure trove of potential for the Russian economy. I’ve heard President Medvedev talk about how he wants to see the Russian economy become more knowledge-based. The commodities are a great engine for the economy, but I think he’s really looking to the future when he talks about more knowledge-based jobs like those that we see here. It does provide a win-win. The bi-national commission that we’ve set up is looking for win-wins. We just don’t think that zero-sum politics works in the 21^st century. We’re too interconnected, we’re too interdependent. So we’re going to see a lot of cooperation that comes out of a better understanding and appreciation of what each of our countries can contribute.
I also want to thank the Export-Import Bank of the United States. They have a long history of supporting exports to Russia, including the sale of aircraft. And we’re delighted that a new Russian airline, Rosavia, is actively considering the acquisition of Boeing Aircraft. And this is a shameless pitch for Rosavia – I’ve said what you wanted me to say, Sergey – to buy Boeing Aircraft. Right? The ExIm Bank would welcome an application for financing from Rosavia to support its purchase of Boeing Aircraft, and I hope that on a future visit I’ll see a lot of new Rosavia-Boeing planes when I land in Moscow.
I feel so positive about our relationship. And as I said earlier with Minister Lavrov, we know this is not easy. We know that we’ve got work to do on both sides. But it is models like this that give me a lot of conviction that we’re on the right track. During his last visit to Moscow in July, President Obama said that when our economies grow more intertwined, all of us can make progress. And I can’t think of a better illustration than what we see here at the Boeing Design Center.
So, Sergey, again thank you. Thank you for this great collaboration and your leadership and your enthusiasm in making it happen. Thank you.
MR. KELLY: The Secretary has time for one question. Jeff Mason from Reuters.
QUESTION: Right here.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Hey, Jeff.
QUESTION: Hey. You mentioned Rosavia.
SECRETARY CLINTON: I can take a Russian question, too, if there’s a Russian --
STAFF: (Inaudible.)
QUESTION: You mentioned Rosavia.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Yes.
QUESTION: And I’m curious if in your discussions today with Russians officials whether or not you got any indication that the decision has been made for Boeing. There was a newspaper report today that the government has been leaning towards getting a contract (inaudible). And secondly, after your meeting with the civil rights – with the Civil Society today, could you just spell out what U.S. strategy is on human rights and democracy in Russia, and how do you follow up on what you’ve heard there?
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, in terms of Rosavia, we have representatives from that company here. We obviously hope that Boeing is their selection. We think we have a great collaboration. We think that the work done by the Russian engineers here in this Design Center enables whatever planes that are bought to be first-rate and exactly what is needed in terms of the internal domestic Russian market. But obviously, we’re hoping, but we’ll have to see what the eventual decision is.
QUESTION: No indications?
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, we’re hoping. We have reason to hope. But it’s not done till it’s done. I’m going to opera tonight. We say at home, it’s not over till the fat lady sings, so I guess we’ll wait until we hear the singing from Rosavia.
The question you asked deserves a much more thoughtful and longer answer than is really possible right now. But clearly, we believe strongly that Russia’s future is extraordinarily positive. Productivity, economic prosperity, sustainable progress is all within reach. But we know from experience not only in our own country, but looking historically around the world, that greater political freedom, more accountable government, respect for human rights, an independent judiciary, a free and vigilant press really goes hand-in-hand with the kind of economic openness and innovation that is what’s required in the 21^st century economy.
So it’s not only because we believe that universal values support human rights being recognized and respected, but we think that it’s in the best interest for economic growth and political stability. So we believe that. We make that argument. We are encouraged by many of the comments that the president has made. I’ll see him in a few minutes and we’ll talk in more detail about how a lot of his vision will be translated into action.
Thank you.