Thursday, January 06, 2011

Hu's On First...

China's Foreign Minister meets with Sec. Clinton to discuss details of State Visit...
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will welcome People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao to the White House for a State Visit that culminates in a formal State Dinner on January 19.

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the State Department to iron out details of President Hu's visit. (Above: Clinton with Yang at the State Department)

The meeting included "lengthy discussions" on North Korea and nuclear weapons, a spokesman said.

On Tuesday, Yang was at the White House, meeting with national security adviser Tom Donilon, and President Obama dropped in on the meeting.

*State Department photo