Clinton to Middle East, Europe March 1 to 7
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Photo courtesy of AFP. |
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to take her first trip as the United States' top diplomat to the Middle East and Europe from March 1 to 7, State Department spokesman Robert Wood said Thursday.
Clinton will travel to Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Belgium, Switzerland and Turkey to attend a donor's conference, meet with NATO foreign ministers and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, he said.
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