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TOPIC: Rudd Arranges Clinton Visit in First Trip as Foreign Minister (BusinessWeek 9/17/10)

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Date: Sep 18, 2010

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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-17/rudd-arranges-clinton-visit-in-first-trip-as-foreign-minister.html Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, making his first overseas trip since his appointment a week ago, met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington and agreed she will visit Australia in November. Clinton, at a press conference with Rudd in Washington yesterday, said she will travel with Defense Secretary Robert Gates to attend security talks. She didn’t announce the date of the trip. “This will be my first trip as secretary of state” to Australia, Clinton told reporters. “I am so looking forward to returning to a country that I admire so greatly.” Prime Minister Julia Gillard named Rudd as her foreign minister on Sept. 11, bringing him back into the government after taking over from him as the country’s leader when he was ousted by his Labor Party in June. Gillard held on to power as Australia’s first female prime minister after independent lawmakers and the Greens Party agreed to help her govern following the deadlocked Aug. 21 election. Rudd’s visit “underlines the very high priority the government places on its relations with the United States,” Gillard said in a statement on her website. Rudd will speak at the United Nations General Assembly while in New York from Sept. 18 to Sept. 25. At yesterday’s press conference, Rudd described the U.S. alliance as a “core part of the Australian national interest.” Rudd, who also visited Pakistan, stressed the strategic importance of the two countries helping the South Asian nation cope with the “dire” humanitarian situation created by recent flooding. __________________ Nobody puts THIS baby in the corner!

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