Something about this picture breaks my heart a little for some reason. God bless her for all she does. Where would we be without her?
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton boards her plane following a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Friday, June 29, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
There was a brief background briefing with a senior official that sheds some light on the progress of her meeting with Lavrov today. Since it is short, I will share the whole thing here along with some photos of their day.
Background Briefing on Syria
Special Briefing
Senior Department Official
Senior OfficialSt. Petersburg, RussiaJune 29, 2012
SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: So before we sat down to dinner, the two ministers spent almost an hour one-on-one talking about Syria. They were talking, first and foremost, about preparing the meeting in Geneva tomorrow.
QUESTION: (Inaudible.)
SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: They talked through all of the remaining areas of difficulty and difference. There are still areas of difficulty and difference. But out of respect to Kofi, they agreed that we should all go to Geneva tomorrow to try to produce a result. We may get there tomorrow. We may not.
In addition to talking about this political transition roadmap and the importance of that, they also talked more broadly about Syria. And the question was: Why do we need to care about Syria? And it’s not simply about the suffering of the Syrian people and the danger that the country itself will unravel, but the Secretary made the point that there are real dangers for the wider region. We’ve seen the tensions between Syria and Turkey just this week. We’ve seen the impact on Lebanon. You could have a seriously destabilizing impact on Jordan. You could have an impact on Israel. So it’s really incumbent upon the Security Council members and regional states to exercise leadership and do what we can to help end the violence and get to a political transition.
The rest of the dinner – when we sat down to dinner, the rest of the dinner was a whole host of other issues which we can go through later – Middle East peace, all of the bilateral issues, strengthening – following up on the President’s meeting with President Putin, et cetera. We’ll go over those later.
QUESTION: Thank you.
Still4Hill 
S4H, I noted what you said about the pic. It is a little heartbreaking. It just popped into my mind. I think it’s because we got used to seeing her always traveling everywhere with Bill when he was president. On that plane, she’s usually without him. Think that’s it?
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Yes. It’s a lonely life. She makes a lot of personal sacrifices … for us … for the world. She’s such a dedicated public servant. I think the twinge I feel in my heart is the same one that Jonathan Van Meter felt when, for that December 2009 Vogue article he accompanied her to Africa (August of that year). Early one morning he found her on the beach all alone, dripping wet having just taken a dip in the Atlantic. He felt bad, he said. Over that whole long journey this was one thing she had done for herself, and she had done it alone.
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I guess the protocol is different when you work under a president. It does, though, kind of make me wonder why Bill can’t go with her more often? I probably just answered my own question. Ah, well…..
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That’s what struck me too. She looked lonely and weary, as if the world was on her shoulders, which in some respects it is.
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We would be in a world of hurt…
Thanks so much for sharing this picture. Wish I had it as a poster!
S.t.r.e.n.g.t.h.
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Yes, yes, and yes. I am afraid we WILL be in a world of hurt no matter who wins this election. It really doesn’t make a difference whether it’s Obama who collapses to Repubs or Romney. And either way foreign policy won’t be the same without her voice. She cut a hard path through the forest. I’m sure she is leaving breadcrumbs, but will her successor be able to follow them? Or want to? And, yes, I want this as a poster. Secretary of Awesome.
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http://news.am/eng/news/111624.html
“Confidential” photos of Hillary Clinton with amusing comments (PHOTO)
I hope you would find this funny
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Cute, thanks!!!
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Secretary of Awesome, is right!!
This photo/poster would make a good “caption this” fundraiser.. Goodbye to the old, hello to the new.
Hillary 2012
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HuffPo thought it would be a good pic for a “drunk Hillary” caption this. I disagree. To me it’s a very serious picture, and she looks like a hero in it. Like an archangel.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/drunk-hillary-13-pictures-being-awesome_n_1638771.html
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I’m new. HY everyone!
I just found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb0B7KkyBlY
You could see her at 2:30. I was always interested why were they late and why the heck they needed to sit in the opposite of the room!?
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Welcome aboard! Well, this was her schedule for that day. Pretty heavy and often on days like that she hits a delay somewhere. I notice she also changed her duds to something more formal. A girl needs to freshen up after a day like that, I’m not surprised if she was late. Not a big deal with her, and nothing to be read into it.
https://still4hill.com/2012/06/13/secretary-hillary-rodham-clinton-public-schedule-for-june-13-2012/
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Welcome mynix, this is by far the most adorable Hillary site, you’ll love it and feel like in home,
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