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Close Window Islamabad, October 28, 2009 - Girls attired in Pakistani national dress presenting bouquets to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton upon her arrival for an official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday.
Islamabad, October 28, 2009 - Girls attired in Pakistani national dress presenting bouquets to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton upon her arrival for an official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday.
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Islamabad, October 28, 2009 - Girls attired in Pakistani national dress presenting bouquets to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton upon her arrival for an official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday.
Islamabad, October 28, 2009 - Girls attired in Pakistani national dress presenting bouquets to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton upon her arrival for an official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday.

Visit Of Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton To Pakistan 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman

MEDIA NOTE

October 28, 2009

Islamabad - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is conducting an official visit to Pakistan. In Islamabad today, the Secretary and her delegation had a meeting, luncheon and press conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Ministry; met with Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister's Residence; attended a program designed to help Pakistan's poorest women and their families; and had a meeting with and attended a dinner hosted by President Asif Ali Zardari at the Presidential Residence.

During her press conference with Foreign Minister Quersehi and throughout the day Secretary Clinton underscored America's broad partnership with Pakistan's democratically elected government - a partnership that covers all dimensions of our official bilateral and people-to-people relations. In addition, the Secretary announced the first phase of a Signature Energy Program by the United States to support Pakistan's energy development, helping to improve the quality of life for all Pakistanis and support economic development.

At her meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani today, Secretary Clinton pledged $56 million that will assist Pakistan and U.N. agencies to provide humanitarian relief to families displaced from South and North Waziristan and the North-West Frontier Province.  She also pledged $103.5 million in U.S. support for the Government of Pakistan's priority law enforcement and border security programs. 

The Secretary participated in an event promoting the Government of Pakistan's Benazir Income Support Program with Prime Minister Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari for the Government of Pakistan's Benazir Income Support Program, a monthly cash subsidy program designed to help some of Pakistan's poorest women and their families. At that event, Secretary Clinton announced that the United States will contribute $85 million to the Program.