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Where are they today?

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the U.N.’s Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, where she will participate in the U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative launch and hold meetings with Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati, Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, and Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic. Assistant Secretary for Oceans and ...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the U.N.'s Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, where she will participate in the U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative launch and hold meetings with Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati, Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, and Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic. Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs Kerri-Ann Jones, Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis, and Director of Policy Planning Jake Sullivan are also at the conference.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the U.N.’s Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, where she will participate in the U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative launch and hold meetings with Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati, Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, and Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic. Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs Kerri-Ann Jones, Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis, and Director of Policy Planning Jake Sullivan are also at the conference.

Elsewhere:

  • Deputy Secretary Tom Nides will depart for Mumbai, India, where he will discuss bilateral trade and regional economic cooperation.
  • In Bangkok, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro held consultations on issues including counterterrorism, joint military exercises and exchanges, and security cooperation.
<p> Allison Good is an editorial researcher at Foreign Policy. </p>

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