Hillary has another day of testimony

Hillary Clinton, April 23, 2009 Secretary Clinton delivered even more testimony today, speaking about the State Department’s FY2009 supplemental appropriations request, as seen in the photo above. Her schedule today: 9:00 a.m. Testimony before House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2359. 2:30 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Kasit Piromya, ...

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Hillary Clinton, April 23, 2009

Hillary Clinton, April 23, 2009

Secretary Clinton delivered even more testimony today, speaking about the State Department’s FY2009 supplemental appropriations request, as seen in the photo above. Her schedule today:

9:00 a.m. Testimony before House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2359.

2:30 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand.

3:25 p.m. Welcome Children of Department Employees, “Take Your Child to Work Day,” Acheson Auditorium.

4:00 p.m. Meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden

Photo: Mark Wilson/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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