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Published: 03/1/10

Chilean Quake Shifts Focus of Hillary Clinton's Latin American Tour

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Chilean Quake Shifts Focus of Hillary Clinton's Latin American Tour

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's tour of Latin America began Monday with previously planned meetings in Uruguay, where she revealed that she is personally bringing sophisticated communications equipment to Santiago, Chile. The equipment had been requested by Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet. "Both President Obama and I spoke with President Bachelet shortly after the earthquake, offered whatever assistance the government might need -- put on stand-by search-and-rescue teams, other assets that we thought might be needed," Clinton said Monday. "They have asked for communications ...

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