Clinton back to business after recovering from allergies
Hillary Clinton, Feb. 4, 2008 As Secretary Clinton’s spokesman confirmed on Friday, the secretary of state does not have swine flu; he said she just had “mild allergies” that were acting up Friday morning. Turns out, though, that those allergies might not be so mild. FP‘s The Cable confirmed yesterday that Clinton spent a three-day ...
As Secretary Clinton’s spokesman confirmed on Friday, the secretary of state does not have swine flu; he said she just had “mild allergies” that were acting up Friday morning. Turns out, though, that those allergies might not be so mild. FP‘s The Cable confirmed yesterday that Clinton spent a three-day weekend in New York to recuperate. All of yesterday’s appointments were rescheduled. Perhaps the rescheduling explains why her schedule for today is so packed. Let’s hope Clinton is feeling at her best tomorrow, when Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will be in Washington.
7:45 a.m. Weekly Breakfast with Vice President Biden
9:00 a.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Shimon Peres, President of Israel
10:15 a.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
11:00 a.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Marat Tazhin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
11:30 a.m. Meeting with Mrs. Christine Levinson, wife of Robert Levinson2:00 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
3:15 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
In the photo above, then Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) eyes water up after a coughing fit on Feb, 4, 2008 (the day before Super Tuesday).
Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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