Clinton is going to Africa next week

Getty image 89370812, Hillary Clinton and Dai Bingguo, July 28, 2009 | Alex Wong/Getty Images A roundup of Hillary Clinton news: •It’s official now: Secretary Clinton will be visiting seven African countries starting next week. She’ll commence her trip in Kenya — the birthplace of President Obama’s father — on Aug. 5 and continue on ...

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WASHINGTON - JULY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) welcomes Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (L) to the Track Session II on Global Issues July 28, 2009 at the State Department in Washington, DC. The meeting was part of the first U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in which delegations from both sides participated in the high level talks to discuss future bilateral cooperation on issues like economy, security, climate change and foreign policy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Getty image 89370812, Hillary Clinton and Dai Bingguo, July 28, 2009 | Alex Wong/Getty Images

Getty image 89370812, Hillary Clinton and Dai Bingguo, July 28, 2009 | Alex Wong/Getty Images

A roundup of Hillary Clinton news:

•It’s official now: Secretary Clinton will be visiting seven African countries starting next week. She’ll commence her trip in Kenya — the birthplace of President Obama’s father — on Aug. 5 and continue on to South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde. She’ll also be meeting with the president of Somalia’s transitional government while in Kenya.

•Clinton, above, continues today with the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington. Check out the Wall Street Journal op-ed that Clinton and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wrote about the talks.

•A Wall Street Journal editorial accuses Clinton of “pandering to dictators” for saying last week that if Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi, it could open many opportunities, such as investment, for the country. The editorial did praise her for suggesting that ASEAN consider kicking out Burma.

•Audio of the BBC’s interview with Clinton last week is posted online.

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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