Hillary Clinton to Break Record Held by Madeleine Albright
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Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touches down in Latvia Thursday, she will hit a milestone, having traveled to a staggering 100 countries in less than four years. Clinton will become the most-traveled secretary of state in U.S. history.
The previous record holder was Madeleine Albright, who visited 96 countries when she was the nation’s top diplomat from 1997 to 2001. Clinton’s predecessor, Condoleezza Rice, visited 85 countries in four years.
Besides Lativia’s being the 100th country Secretary Clinton has visited, it will also be the first time a secretary of state has visited the tiny Eastern European country in nearly 20 years. A senior State Department official called Clinton’s industrious travel “a testament to the enormous activity that she has put into her job.”
And she’s not done yet. Clinton still has six more months before she says she will depart her post.
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