Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has asked to accompany President Barack Obama to Ireland on his trip there in May, IrishCentral has learned.The date is expected to be May 23.
Hillary is already an extremely popular figure in Ireland and a frequent visitor there. She and her husband played a major role in resolving the Northern Ireland conflict.
Ironically, Hillary’s role in that event became an issue between her and Obama dutring the most recent Democratic presidential campaign with Obama arguing that Hillary overstated her involvement.
It is unusual for the Secretary of State and the president to travel together to a country unless it is for a major international conference, which is not the case with Ireland.
However, Hillary’s deep roots and many friendships there will make it even easier for Obama to strike the right note when he visits.
It has now been clarified that her husband, Bill Clinton will not be in Ireland on those dates, despite previous reports.
Hillary, however, would make the Obama trip even more prestigious in the eyes of the world and once again point up the deep importance of ties to the country where 40 million Irish Americans spring from.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.sirpeter | Mar 28, 2011, 11:10 AM EDT
mamaginnty..*whispers..I have my free cheese already.Big dollops of sticky moldy cheese..I'll give you one guess which of the three i'll be throwing that at. I'll give you a clue.Creakygate would feel honored to wash her knickers ;))
mamaginnty | Mar 28, 2011, 10:39 AM EDT
sirpeter, you can even use the Free Cheese for sandwiches, have a picnic while you wave the flag. Our flag !
sirpeter | Mar 28, 2011, 08:05 AM EDT
antoman..You're getting me all excited now.You reckon we could be on for a new pair of brogues with all these feens a visiting?. Well Holy God!! That would be me daza.we'll have to get bazzer as well. We'll look the bees knees and thrushes ankles for Barack Street Obama,Hillary No Good at the Blowjob Clinton and Lizzy the Hun.
simplesandy | Mar 27, 2011, 11:14 PM EDT
All I can say Is TWIDDLE DEE AND TWIDDLE DUMB.. get real who wrote this? lets all bow down to Billery and be grateful she solved the problems with the north.Did I miss something??.I am an American, living here in Ireland for last 6 years..I love the country ..But America wont let my B/F live in America..They make it hard for the Irish to get in..Tell me ..How many Irish people live in America Illegally because they make it so hard .to see these 2 togeather makes me sick.wtf are they coming here for? when I came to Ireland I was told unless you were born in Ireland your not Irish..Hope they let Obama down easy when they tell him he IS NOT IRISH..lmao
mickcrotona | Mar 27, 2011, 08:23 PM EDT
A WASTE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY
noracoyne | Mar 27, 2011, 07:52 PM EDT
all i see in the comments is negative ,negative.how disappointing to see the irish that way.i thought we were a positive people.i hope its only a few that are like that.
antoman | Mar 27, 2011, 05:18 PM EDT
I bet the whole lot will eat and drink all round them.There's family's here in the morning when they have boiled eggs for breakfast.Have to decide who gets to use the spoon first.
expatrick | Mar 27, 2011, 04:49 PM EDT
let's invite Mugabe and Kim Jong Il and the Pope as well with special guest Osama Bin Laden. But seriously who give a damn?
pilib04 | Mar 27, 2011, 03:59 PM EDT
This would be a good time for the President and Hillary to go to Ireland. Both could use this time to evaluate whether Hillary should join the ticket in 2012. This ticket would sure put the teabaggers on the defensive.
Celtica43 | Mar 27, 2011, 03:56 PM EDT
I think who is REALLY the president?????????????
peterson | Mar 27, 2011, 03:33 PM EDT
Enough is enough already !!
antoman | Mar 27, 2011, 02:55 PM EDT
I mean..I'd rather have Sir Raleigh Raleigh.He was a murdering bastid as well.But he did have some potatoes.
antoman | Mar 27, 2011, 02:47 PM EDT
@Freeman po-ta-toes.
Freeman | Mar 27, 2011, 02:09 PM EDT
The English queens visit is being overshadowed by the visit of our two high profile American friends.Looks like it may have been planed this way.I hope Liz does not get mad and sends a cromwell type visitor over instead of her.
Mavaureen | Mar 27, 2011, 12:25 PM EDT
Any more Bildebergers expected to "visit" in May? Interesting...secret meetings in plain sight...how clever!!!
glencolme | Mar 27, 2011, 10:59 AM EDT
What a shame some of you can't put your mean spirits to more productive use...Try adding a little more roughage to the diet. Sometimes that helps.
antoman | Mar 27, 2011, 10:38 AM EDT
Is not der Queen content with having Obama as a bodyguard that she now seeks to employ Hillary Clinton as part of her security detail?
Towngate | Mar 27, 2011, 10:27 AM EDT
SHE HAS TO COME to supervise him in case he does not do what his neo-comm. puppeteers command. He wobbled on Egypt. He flaked on Libya. He has become a big question mark and his days are numbered. You can forget a second term! Remember she lost the Presidential ambition - didn't even get Vice Pres. This bitter person is dogging his footsteps......and they are becoming increasingly unsteady......
antoman | Mar 27, 2011, 10:19 AM EDT
@Sirpeter-LOL!..hey bioy,if she decides to visit us on St.Patricks bridge we'll probably get free shoes from our government for the occasion.
sirpeter | Mar 27, 2011, 10:04 AM EDT
We are loved!!
sheilarose | Mar 27, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
Now 'The Big 0' is going to despoil one of my favorite place. Isn't it bad enough what he's done to the US? The only good that can come from 'The Big 0's' international travel is to close the US borders when he tries to return.
Advocate | Mar 27, 2011, 09:01 AM EDT
Why, other than a Vacation are these people wasting our tax-monies traveling anywhere? We can't afford this nonsense! And for sure, the good Irish people don't need them there! They will waste your good 'air!'
antoman | Mar 27, 2011, 08:54 AM EDT
If she don't fall while boarding the plane for home.I'll be writing Enda Kenny asking is he watering down the beer.