Secretary Clinton to Travel to London, United Kingdom and Istanbul, Turkey

27 October 2011

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesperson

STATEMENT BY VICTORIA NULAND, SPOKESPERSON

 

Secretary Clinton will travel to London, United Kingdom, November 1, 2011, to deliver a keynote speech at the London Conference on Cyberspace, hosted by the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague.  While in London, Secretary Clinton will also meet with Foreign Secretary Hague to review a range of issues on our shared global agenda.

Secretary Clinton will then travel to Istanbul, Turkey, on November 2, to participate in the Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan:  Security and Cooperation in the Heart of Asia.  The conference will be co-chaired by Afghanistan and Turkey and will include Afghanistan’s neighbors and other key regional partners.  The United States is attending as a supporter and welcomes regional efforts to demonstrate support for Afghan priorities of transition, reconciliation, and economic growth.