Secretary Clinton on the Foreign Policy Priorities of the Obama Administration

HFAC Photo, Secretary Clinton with Howard Berman

At the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Howard Berman (D-CA) held a hearing on April 22, 2009 on New Beginnings: Foreign Policy Priorities in the Obama Administration. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took center stage:

"I want to begin by recognizing and thanking the men and women of the State Department and USAID, who are serving our country around the clock and around the world. I’m extremely proud of their work. With their talents, and under President Obama’s leadership, we have put forward a new diplomacy powered by partnership, pragmatism, and principle.

Our priorities are clear. We are deploying the tools of diplomacy and development along with military power. We are securing historic alliances, working with emerging regional powers, and seeking new avenues of engagement. We’re addressing the existing and emerging challenges that will define our century: climate change, weak states, rogue regimes, criminal cartels, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, poverty, and disease. We’re advancing our values and our interests by promoting human rights and fostering conditions that allow every individual to live up to their God-given potential.

Full Committee Testimony:

• The Honorable Howard L. Berman,
• The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton

Webcast (Real Player Download)

State Department Video and Transcript of Remarks