Hillary’s day of interesting meetings

Hillary Clinton with Mutassim Qadhafi, April 21, 2009 Secretary Clinton is having some interesting meetings today. As the photo above shows, she met this morning with Mutassim Qadhafi, Libya’s national security advisor and son of the infamous Muammar el-Qaddafi. She’ll be doing lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and in a few hours, she’ll be in ...

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WASHINGTON - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) shakes hands with National Security Adviser Mutassim Qadhafi of Libya (L) during a photo-op at the Department of State April 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Clinton made a welcome remark to the media, then, left with Qadhafi without taking any questions. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton with Mutassim Qadhafi, April 21, 2009

Hillary Clinton with Mutassim Qadhafi, April 21, 2009

Secretary Clinton is having some interesting meetings today. As the photo above shows, she met this morning with Mutassim Qadhafi, Libya’s national security advisor and son of the infamous Muammar el-Qaddafi. She’ll be doing lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and in a few hours, she’ll be in a bilateral with Liberia’s Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first female African president. What a day!

7:45 a.m. Breakfast with Vice President Biden.

9:30 a.m. Meeting with Dr. Mutassim Qadhafi, National Security Adviser of Libya.

10:30 a.m. Attend The President’s bilateral and press availability with His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, at the White House.

12:15 p.m. Host working lunch for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

1:30 p.m. Bilateral with Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia.

2:45 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Yusef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of The Sultanate of Oman.

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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