On Madam’s schedule: Ban Ki-moon

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To get the day started, we have Secretary Clinton’s schedule, which includes a 5:30 p.m. bilateral with Ban Ki-moon, secretary-general of the United Nations. Just yesterday, husband Bill was with him in Haiti, as seen in the photo below. (Does that raise any of your all’s eyebrows?)

12:30 p.m. Meeting with special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth

4 p.m. Meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano

5:30 p.m. Attend the president’s bilateral with His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, secretary-general of the United Nations, at the White House.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, center, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, arrive for a food distribution event in the Cité Soleil slum of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on March 9. The Clinton Global Initiative, an organization founded by the former U.S. president after leaving office, is deeply involved in aid projects in Haiti.

Photo: THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images