February 16, 2010 1:09 PM
Sec. Clinton hitches ride with Gen. Petraeus after plane breaks down in Saudi Arabia
(AFP) - A mechanical problem on her U.S. Air Force plane forced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to postpone her departure from Saudi Arabia Tuesday and opt for another flight back to Washington.
Happily, US General David Petraeus was in the region and is stopping by to pick her up. Petraeus, the US military commander for the Middle East and Central Asia, was in Riyadh for talks with Saudi leaders, while Clinton was holding her own meetings in Jeddah about Iran, the Arab-Israeli peace process and other issues.
Staff said Clinton is only able to take along a few top aides with her as well as diplomatic security officers, while the rest of her staff and news reporters make separate arrangements to fly back to the US capital.
Sec. Clinton hitches ride with Gen. Petraeus after plane breaks down in Saudi Arabia
(AFP) - A mechanical problem on her U.S. Air Force plane forced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to postpone her departure from Saudi Arabia Tuesday and opt for another flight back to Washington.
Happily, US General David Petraeus was in the region and is stopping by to pick her up. Petraeus, the US military commander for the Middle East and Central Asia, was in Riyadh for talks with Saudi leaders, while Clinton was holding her own meetings in Jeddah about Iran, the Arab-Israeli peace process and other issues.
Staff said Clinton is only able to take along a few top aides with her as well as diplomatic security officers, while the rest of her staff and news reporters make separate arrangements to fly back to the US capital.
AFP
