Hillary’s Ireland-packed day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everybody! Secretary Clinton’s day is filled with meetings with dignataries from Ireland and Northern Ireland. 10 a.m. Meeting with Gerry Adams, president of Sein Fein 10:50 a.m. Attend the president’s bilateral and Shamrock Ceremony with Prime Minister Cowen of Ireland, at the White House 2 p.m. Meeting with Shaun Woodward, secretary of state ...
Happy St. Patrick's Day, everybody! Secretary Clinton's day is filled with meetings with dignataries from Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everybody! Secretary Clinton’s day is filled with meetings with dignataries from Ireland and Northern Ireland.
10 a.m. Meeting with Gerry Adams, president of Sein Fein
10:50 a.m. Attend the president’s bilateral and Shamrock Ceremony with Prime Minister Cowen of Ireland, at the White House
2 p.m. Meeting with Shaun Woodward, secretary of state for Northern Ireland
2:30 p.m. Meeting with Peter Robinson, first minister of Northern Ireland, and Martin McGuinness, deputy first minister of Northern Ireland
7 p.m. Attend the president and Mrs. Obama’s reception in honor of the prime minister of Ireland and Mrs. Cowen, at the White House
Yesterday, Clinton met with Micheál Martin, Ireland’s minister of foreign affairs. Their remarks after the meeting are here. The two of them are below:
Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens during a news conference at the State Department on March 16 in Washington. Martin was in Washington for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
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