Clinton has laugh attack with Pakistani foreign minister

Secretary Clinton had a minor laugh attack toward the end of the news briefing she had with Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday. Based on the video (between about 23:05 and 23:35 into it), the hilarious "P-P-P" of Qureshi appears to have provoked Clinton’s laughter: And today, thirdly, you know, the secretary ...

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JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

Secretary Clinton had a minor laugh attack toward the end of the news briefing she had with Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday. Based on the video (between about 23:05 and 23:35 into it), the hilarious "P-P-P" of Qureshi appears to have provoked Clinton's laughter:

Secretary Clinton had a minor laugh attack toward the end of the news briefing she had with Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday. Based on the video (between about 23:05 and 23:35 into it), the hilarious "P-P-P" of Qureshi appears to have provoked Clinton’s laughter:

And today, thirdly, you know, the secretary mentioned the private sector, the vibrance of the private sector. Let me share with you that today at the State Department, we had a P-P-P conference. Let me qualify that — public-private partnership conference. [Laugh attack.] 

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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