During her five-day trip to Europe, Hillary Clinton went from down-to-the-wire negotiations in Zurich over Armenian-Turkish reconciliation to discussions on Afghanistan and Iran in London.
God-given potential
Whether she's in Russia talking about Iran's nuclear programme, in South Korea discussing the threat posed by Pyongyang, or in Northern Ireland appealing to rival factions not to return to the bad old days of violence, Mrs Clinton continues to fill her schedule with "soft" events during which she meets students, women's activists or human rights advocates.
'Delegating power'
Officials in the administration who wished to remain anonymous gave differing analyses of her role.
Some argued her heart was not in it and insisted she did not carry much weight in the policy-making process, while others defended her strongly, insisting it was difficult to overestimate the key role she played in conversations and decisions on everything from Afghanistan to Iran and the Middle East.
But women and human rights issue also seem genuinely important to Mrs Clinton, and this explains why her trips continue to be filled with soft power events.
Inside game
And it certainly doesn't look like she needs to scream to get President Obama's attention.
When reporters asked Clinton once what she found most surprising or unexpected about her job, she said it was the amount of time she spent at the White House.
I think all the talk about Hillary being marginized is the media's wet dream. Its not reality. Hillary is also proving every day that she is a force to be reckoned with. I say its time to run for Governor.
