Clinton Announces Iran Sanction Plan to Senate Committee

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2010 After months of negotiations between the US and other members of the United Nations Security Council, as well as push-back from Russia and China in particular, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Signals a ‘Critical Moment’ for Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2009 Sounding a cautionary, and cautiously optimistic, note on the eve of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's second inauguration, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed to a crucial "window of opportunity" for Afghanistan as she called for Karzai and his administration to tackle the corruption issue within their government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton: We’re ‘Not Getting Through’ to Pakistanis

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced the unenviable task of trying to change U.S.-Pakistani relations for the better during her three-day diplomacy spree in the South Asian nation. However, it was unclear as her visit drew to a close whether she'd made any headway, as she herself acknowledged on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Lowers the Boom About Al-Qaida in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 During an interview with journalists in Lahore, Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed her puzzlement over why certain al-Qaida leaders believed to be harbored within the country's borders haven't been caught She did not address the issue of missile attacks from U drones that had earlier fueled student protest . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Says She Won’t Run for President Again

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a strong run for the White House in 2008, but she won't be doing that again and quite likes the job she has now -- or so she said in an interview with NBC on Monday. It's all up to Chelsea now. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Offers $17M in U.S. Aid to Combat Sex Crimes in Congo

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton witnessed the horrific living conditions that many Congolese women and children are enduring in their embattled country on Tuesday and was attentive to their stories about rape and sexual violence. She announced during her visit that the U.S. is extending $17 million in aid targeting sexual brutality. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Signals Support for Iraq During Baghdad Visit

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2009 Arriving soon after the deadliest suicide bombings in the last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first visit to Iraq in her new position, assuring Iraqis in Baghdad that they have the United States' continued support despite the Obama administration's focus on Afghanistan and talk of troop withdrawal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Armitage on Torture, ‘AWOL’ Congress

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2009 Now that the Department of Justice has released the latest stunning Bush-era torture memos, this Al-Jazeera English interview with former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, in which he admits that the Bush administration flouted the Geneva Conventions and that he probably should have resigned, is even more alarming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dissidents Are Held Back as Clinton Holds Forth in China

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this weekend made her first visit to China in her new role, but Amnesty International and other activist groups didn't like her position when it came to addressing China's treatment of dissidents -- more specifically, she didn't take a firm stand on the issue during her meetings with Chinese officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet N.Y.’s New Senator

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2009 Caroline Kennedy she ain't. On Friday, New York Gov. David Paterson tapped Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to take over the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Condi Goes to Hollywood

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2009 What's a former secretary of state to do once her time in the White House runs out? In Condoleezza Rice's case, the next step in the “reinvention and evolution” of her professional life involves signing on at the William Morris Agency, according to Variety. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Confirms Clinton

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2009 Hillary Clinton made it safely through the confirmation process, despite a last-minute hissy fit from Senate Republicans. John McCain prevailed upon his colleagues to shape up and, in the end, only two voted against Clinton's confirmation as secretary of state. She was then hastily sworn in. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )