The First 100 Days: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

by Rhonda J Mangus | May 2, 2009 at 07:32 pm

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Yesterday marked former New York State Senator Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton's 100th day as United States Secretary of State. Mrs. Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama.

“This is my 100th day serving as secretary of state,” Clinton told foreign service officers who recalled her arrival for work at the State Department on January 22, two days after President Barack Obama took office.
“We’ve reinforced our relationships with key allies and historic partners in Europe and Asia,” she said.

“We’ve engaged emerging nations and pivotal regional actors on issues of common concern, from climate change and energy to democracy and good governance and regional and global security,” Clinton added.

But she acknowledged that the Obama team’s efforts to repair ties frayed during president George W. Bush’s tenure represented just “a beginning” and that it does not “have any illusions” about the challenges ahead.

But she said: “As I have traveled on behalf of our country, we have been heartened by the positive outreach that many, who had either withdrawn or become somewhat adversarial, are willing to evidence.”

Clinton listed the key challenges as bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq as well as “charting the best course forward in the Middle East” and dealing with Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

“We have worked to reset our relationship, even though we didn’t spell “reset” right in Russian,” she said, stirring laughter.

“We have actually thought back on that as a moment of levity which may well have increased their willingness to cooperate with us,” she said.

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I wish Hillary well. She has the background for this job.

Myself, I really have not seen any changes ...except that President Bush who was white is now black, and the Secretary of State Condolessa Rice who was black is now white. The Obama administration has brought double the amount of debt, since the bank bailout, and Obama has increased the military budget by 5 %. ..He has not ended the war, as promised, and where are all the jobs that are suppose to be paid for with his stimulus? I have only seen things contract and prices of food and medicine going up.

These people are frauds.....supporting the old Bush Regime plan.

Rev. Jermano

Hi 'Rev'! Good to see you around! Thank you for reading, commenting, and for the recommendation!

I think she is doing pretty well! Her speech to her colleagues in the State Dept was an impressive start. Obama's overtures to Iran was accomplished and intelligent. OK: diplomacy takes a long time to bear fruit - it's a whole of relationships. Patience, djermano! Some of the issues are horribly complex. But Obama has put in some truly excellent people. I wish the Dept well.

Of course it is complex...such as the contracted economy.... First they fight terrorism because they are expanding the economy....and now they hope to fight terrorism when people start robbing each other and killing each other because of no jobs and money.

Obama has put in Wall-Street People that have done the same as the Bush Crooks. If Obama was serious with Iran...he would announce the US would reduce nuclear stock piles, and move troops out of Iraq....to prove to Iran he wants Iran to comply by dismantling its nuclear operations.

Instead they have the same guy Christopher if I remember as the new Middle East Diplomat who was unable to get the N. Koreans to abandon their nuclear ambitions....

Obama is fading fast and Hillary is but a backward beatnik that is doing all she can to send US troops into Pakistan. She can't talk friendships, or leave the threats alone. I don't call that diplomatic experience... She is like all the rest of the American kooks in politics...Threats, Sanctions, Lies, and no action.......unless it has some sort of military connection.

How much longer do we go on this masquerade? We don't trust these people.....who run the US government than any other government in the world. They have ruined the economy. Where were they the last 8 years, to get them to speak up and do the right things, so the economy would not have tanked? They supported the very disasterious policies.. Bill Clinton Hillary's husband trashed the very banking regulations.....while they for a fact have information about the real happenings to 911....and why they do literally nothing to find out the truth...Even if it was a secret investigation........I don't buy their lies Gerry.

Rev. Jermano

Thanks for bringing this up. Everyone is focusing on President Obama's first 100 days in office, so it is nice to reminisce about Hillary Clinton's achievements in her first 100 days as well.