Diplomacy

With the Middle East a cauldron of dissaffection, war, terrorism and potential defeat for American Foreign Policy initiatives, it's comforting to know that Condi is all over it like white on rice, so to speak.

Her travel itinary for 2007 as published at the State Dept. Site:

Trips by Date



June 23-26: France (7,662 miles)
June 4: Panama (4,118 miles)
May 29 – June 1: Europe (9,775 miles)
May 13-16 Russia (9,964 miles)
May 1-4: Egypt (12,126 miles)
April 25-27:Norway (7,751miles)
March 23-27:Middle East (12,963 miles)
March 8-14: Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico (11,875 miles)
Feb. 23: Canada (910 miles)
Feb. 16-22: Middle East and Europe (12,796 miles)
Jan. 24-26: Europe (7,851 miles)
Jan. 12-19: Middle East and Europe (14,374 miles)

That would make it 8 shopping trips to Europe, South America and Canada and 4 working vacations to the Middle East followed by a further 2 quick shopping trips to Europe (just to decompress, you know how stressful the ME is!).

You know, we pay her for this.