Secretary of State Clinton

Yikes! Bill Did NOT Upstage Hillary Again

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics


Michelle Kraus

Can't we all take a moment and rejoice in the return of these two young women without throwing rotten tomatoes at our own Madam Secretary of State?

The Secret Superdelegate War Revealed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Erik Ose

It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.

Gay US diplomats to receive equal benefits

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that gay American diplomats will be given benefits similar to those th...

Will Obama Retreat on Democracy?

Ted Piccone | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


Ted Piccone

Obama needs to lead by example by implementing human rights reforms at home and by reminding colleagues they share a responsibility to follow universal democratic standards.

Engaging Russia: Energy Could Still Be the Answer

Macha Levinson | Posted 04.02.2009 | World


Macha Levinson

Russia needs Western know-how and financing to exploit its vast energy resources. And the US needs new energy suppliers until country is effectively weaned off foreign oil.

Clinton Reassures China US Is A Good Investment

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.25.2009 | World


BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Washington and Beijing must work together if the world is to rebound from the fina...

Clinton In Asia: Local Media Respond (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.23.2009 | World


Hillary Clinton is currently in Asia on her first international trip as secretary of state. With stops in Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and China, Cl...

North Korea Threatens To Launch Ballistic Missile Test

New York Times | Choe Sang-Hun | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


North Korea threatened on Monday to test what its neighbors believe is a ballistic missile capable of reaching United States territory, even as Hillar...

Clinton Eyes Asia For First Trip Abroad: Diplomats

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking to Asia as she plans her first trip abroad as secretary of state. Diplomats briefed on the plann...

Diplomacy To Be Used Toward Same Militaristic Ends

antiwar.com | Doug Bandow | Posted 03.02.2009 | World


Much of the world has greeted the transfer of power from President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama with sighs of relief if not shouts of joy....

Bush's Final Gift: Gaza

Eric Margolis | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


Eric Margolis

Just when we thought it was impossible for the calamitous George Bush and Svengali Dick Cheney to do any more damage to the world or to America's inte...

"To Obama:" Introducing A New Verb: Part II

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics


SaraKay Smullens

"To Obama": 1. to rise above personal assault for the greater good; 2. to take rivals, hold them close, and use their innumerable talents for service.

Reckoning Renditions to America's Allies

Frank Naif | Posted 01.16.2009 | World


Frank Naif

While it's true that Guantanamo has been a blow to US prestige and moral leadership, the policy of rendition has unnecessarily complicated relations between the US and long-time allies.

SNL: Amy Poehler's Hillary Clinton On Secretary Of State Selection (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.04.2009 | Comedy


She's back! To the delight of viewers, new-mom Amy Poehler returned to "Saturday Night Live," reprising her role as Hillary Clinton to address her ...

Obama Introduces Clinton, National Security Team

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary, making President Bush's Pentagon chief his own as h...

Clinton-Obama Detente: From Top Rival To Top Aide

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics


The thaw in the resentful relationship between the most powerful woman in the Democratic Party and her younger male rival began at the party's conven...

Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State

Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics


***Update 12/1, 11 AM*** At a news conference today, Obama introduced his picks of retired Marine Gen. James Jones as White House national security ...

Hillary: The Next Secretary of State

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

Making a clear commitment to choose Clinton for secretary of state would add much to Obama's appeal, given that his experience in foreign policy is particularly short.