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Secretary Clinton Heading to Latin America

   VOA News 05 June 2010

   U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Latin America Sunday,
   in what will be her second trip to the region this year.
   The  State  Department  says  Secretary Clinton will begin her trip in
   Peru,  where  she  will  participate  in  the  General Assembly of the
   Organization of American States.  Â
   Assistant  Secretary of State Arturo Valenzuela says Clinton will meet
   with  President  Alan  Garcia, who met in Washington this past Tuesday
   with U.S. President Barack Obama.
   Clinton  -  the  top  U.S.  diplomat - also will travel to Ecuador and
   Colombia to meet with government leaders in both countries. Â
   Valenzuela says that in Ecuador, Secretary Clinton is due to deliver a
   speech  that  lays  out  a broad outline of the Obama administration's
   policies toward the countries of the Western Hemisphere.
   Clinton wraps up her tour late in the week in Barbados, where she will
   discuss  issues  of mutual interest with leaders of Caribbean nations.
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   Earlier this year, Secretary Clinton visited Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
   Uruguay, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

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