Hillary Clinton has depicted the United States as a tough but fair global leader as she attempted to retake her place on the central stage of American foreign policy and diplomacy after weeks out of the limelight. Photo: EPA From The Telegraph:
Hillary Clinton has depicted the United States as a tough but fair global leader as she attempted to retake her place on the central stage of American foreign policy and diplomacy after weeks out of the limelight.
She chose the prestigious setting of the Council on Foreign Relations to reclaim her stake as the nation's chief diplomat after six months as Secretary of State in which after a burst of initial publicity she has struggled to be heard among other heavyweight voices in Barack Obama's administration.
Despite being well received overseas, and travelling more extensively than some of her predecessors, Mrs Clinton has been had to assume a back seat to a president determined to remake America's image in the world through a series of high profile appearances overseas.
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My Comment: For a Secretary of State who has been absent at the U.S.-Russian summit and the G8 .... everyone quickly learned who was running American Foreign policy .... and it has not been her.
But I think this situation is going to change. The U.S. economic crisis is getting worse, and with "Health Care" and "Cap and Trade" being the priorities for the President, the focus will now shift. This shift will give her an opportunity to take center stage on the international scene .... but on only a few specific issues.
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