Word: clintone
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...embattled PM may yet have one last hurrah. As the Nakagawa fiasco was playing out in Rome, Hillary Clinton was visiting Tokyo on her first overseas tour as U.S. Secretary of State. Clinton announced that Aso on Feb. 24 will visit Washington to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama. That Aso was selected as the first foreign leader to visit Obama's White House offers a ray of hope that the world's two largest economies are cooperating to solve the economic crisis. But the honor was hardly an unvarnished vote of confidence. During her Japan stopover, Clinton took...
...Washington Obama's Diplomatic Globetrotters When it comes to foreign policy, the new Administration hasn't wasted much time. On her first trip outside the U.S. as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is hitting four Asian countries in an eight-day sprint--the latest high-profile figure to be the face of America abroad. (The President's first foreign destination: Canada...
...HILLARY CLINTON Japan Indonesia South Korea China...
Washington started off on the wrong foot with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shortly after he took office in 1999. Embarking on his first international tour as head of state, Chávez took a call from a high-ranking Clinton Administration official, who told the Venezuelan leader that it would be better for his country's relations with the U.S. if he avoided visiting Fidel Castro in Cuba. Chávez, a left-wing nationalist, had yet to develop his gushing friendship with Castro, but like other leaders all over Latin America - even those who dislike the Cuban leader...
...word - and video - of the embarrassing incident got out, Nakagawa also stole positive attention away from this week's historic visit from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Japan. Nakagawa's press conference Tuesday nearly coincided with the briefing that announced the invitation that Clinton extended to Aso to be the first foreign leader to visit the White House under President Barack Obama's administration. "The opposition party is looking to make an opportunity out of this big mistake," says Credit Suisse chief economist Hiromichi Shirakawa. Shirakawa says that if there were economic implications of Nakagawa's resignation, they...