A few days in the life of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 11-15 October, 2005 (many photos)

http://www.state.gov/ www.yahoo.com ^ | 17th October 2005 | Snugs

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently visited Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. On her way back to Washington she also visited France and Russia and England. (no photos seem have been released of the trip to England)

Travel to Central Asia, South Asia, and Europe
October 11, 2005 to October 15, 2005

Secretary Rice traveled to Central Asia, South Asia, and Europe October 10-15, 2005. Her travel to Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan aimed to advance bilateral and regional cooperation on security issues, to promote freedom through democratic and market-oriented reform, and to strengthen security in the region, including cooperation on counter-terrorism. The Secretary met with each country's president and with leaders of civil society and the small business community. Secretary Rice made an unscheduled stop in Pakistan to offer U.S. sympathy to the Pakistani people and support for recovery from the Oct. 8 earthquake. She visited France for consultations on various topics, including Middle East issues. She also traveled to Russia and England

Further details of the trip can be found on the US Department of State Website

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PHOTO OF THE TRIP

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stops the Kazakh leader in his tracks and gestures to reporters during their press conference in Astana, October 13, 2005. Condoleezza chased down Nazarbayev after their opening remarks. She stopped him in his tracks and brought him back to the stage to answer questions!... Not exactly the sort of thing Nazarbayev is used to,... on many fronts! Rice visited Kazakhstan last Thursday as part of her regional tour.

More details can be found on the following blog Condoleezza Chases Down Dictator

[MNJohnnie]

She has an absolutely killer smile.

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Pinging those Condi fans out there

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Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice shakes hands with Major Jean Michel Davy, commander of the French detachment at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005. Rice arrived Tuesday and spoke to troops briefly before traveling to Bishkek to meet with Kyrgyz officials

Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, speaks to troops at Manas Air Base near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday Oct. 11, 2005. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States does not need new military bases to fight the war on terrorism, and told U.S. troops stationed in former Soviet countries they are helping safeguard young democracies

U.S. soldiers patrol Manas airport as a plane with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on board arrives in Bishkek October 11, 2005. Rice arrived in Kyrgyzstan on the first leg of her Central Asia tour

Condoleezza Rice arrives in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Alikbek Dzhekshenkulov (L) welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at Manas airport in Bishkek Ocotber 11, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles upon her arrival in the capital Bishkek. In Bishkek, she is to take part in a roundtable discussion on democracy, reforms and the constitution before meeting with Prime Minister Felix Kulov and then President Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with a falcon in the foreground, during a welcome ceremony on her arrival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, right, greets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shakes hands with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev during their meeting in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek October 11, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles during a meeting with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek October 11, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks in the Kyrgyz parliament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Bishkek

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai walk for a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Oct. 12,

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gives a speech with Afghan president Hamid Karzai during a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Oct. 12,

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) gestures during a news conference as visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks on in Kabul October 12, 2005

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shake hands with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Kabul October 12, 2

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) talks to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Kabul October 12, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at the Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday Oct 12, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at Chaklala Air Base in Rawalpindi October 12, 2005. Rice is in Islamabad to meet Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shakes hands with a member of the Pakistani military during a visit to the Pakistan Air Force Base in Chaklala to witness multinational relief efforts in progress October 12, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stands with female members of the Afghanistan military during a visit to the Pakistan Air Force base in Chaklala to witness multinational relief efforts in progress October 12, 2005

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, shakes hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, right, prior to their meeting at Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005

Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, right, shows the way to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, before their meeting at Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the prime minister's house in Islamabad October 12, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, talks to media as her Pakistani counterpart Khursheed Kasuri, left, looks on after the meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, unseen, at Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a news conference after meeting Pakistani prime minister Shaukat Aziz in Islamabad October 12, 2005

Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks during a news conference after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Islamabad October 12, 2005

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, meets with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, right, at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005

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She does indeed have a wonderful smile

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Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov (R) walks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Dushanbe October 13, 2005

Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov (R) meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Dushanbe October 13, 2005

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (R) meets with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) as Kazakhstan's ambassador to the United States Kanat Saudabayev (2nd L) and Foreign Minister Kosymzhomart Tokayev look on in Astana October 13, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures next to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev during their meeting in Astana October 13, 2005. Rice visited Kazakhstan, a fast-growing country where U.S. oil companies have invested billions of dollars, as part of her regional tour.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures at a news conference in Astana October 13, 2005

[HitmanLV]

Even money she is our next President.

Even money it's Hillary.

One issue, myopic 'pathologically need to sleep with a clear conscience at night' types better get with the program.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for talks with French President Jacques Chirac, Friday Oct.14, 2005

French President Jacques Chirac welcomes US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Elysee Palace in Paris

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) listens to French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace in Paris October 14, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and French President Jacques Chirac are seen speaking together through a window of the Elysee Palace following a meeting in Paris October 14, 2005

French President Jacques Chirac, center, shakes hand with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris , Friday Oct. 14, 2005. On the left a Republican guard.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves as she leaves the Elysee Palace following a meeting with French President Jacques Chirac in Paris October 14, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles with French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, left, as they arrive for a meeting in Paris, Friday Oct.14, 2005. Rice and her French counterpart warned Iran that it faces referral to the powerful U.N. Security Council unless it refuses to back away from its defiant stance on nuclear energy

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smile before a meeting in Paris October 14, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a joint news conference with French Foreign affairs Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy in Paris October 14, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) speaks at a news conference as French Foreign Affairs Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy looks on after a meeting in Paris October 14, 2005.

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, right, watches U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a joint press conference in Paris, Friday Oct.14, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to a question during a press conference in Paris, Friday Oct. 14, 2005

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, right, shows the way to U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after a meeting in Paris, Friday Oct. 14, 2005

[Graymatter]

Great pics, she looks like a million tax free. Pity she is pro-choice, would have made a great POTUS, but at least we have the good fortune of a SoS Rice.

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Thanks for the post. Great pictures. I was at salon last week and AARP magazine had a nice article about her and a surprise party they held for her 50th B-D and her accomplishments, which was surprising because the tend to be Democratic supporters. Now the tabloids have some trash journalism about her and Meirs.

She seems to be more active than Powell.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice steps out of an airplane at the Vnukovo II airport in Moscow October 14, 2005

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shake hands as they meet in Moscow, October 15, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks after her meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaking to the media after their meeting in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks on during a joint news conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after their meeting in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as they speak to the media after their meeting in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice say goodbye after their meeting in Moscow October 15, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice bids farewell to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after their meeting in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gets into a car after her meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for talks at his Novo-Ogaryovo country residence west of Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in his Novo-Ogaryovo country residence west of Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smile during their meeting in Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo country residence west of Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) gestures as he invites U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the table for talks at his residence Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow October 15, 2005

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speak with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, in Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo country residence west of Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

Circled by journalists Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak during their meeting in Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo country residence west of Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005

[Graymatter]

The falcon, or whatever that critter is, would make an excellent Honorary Viking Kitty!

[onyx]

Thank you, thank you, snugs!

I will bookmark this and ping hoosiermama.

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She does not want to run for President she has made that very clear but I agree she is a wonderful Secretary of State - a great Ambassador for your country.

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I think that the President trusts her to push his agenda more than Powell therefore she is given her head a lot more and IMHO represented your country wonderfully in her many trips abroad.

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Thanks I will also ping some of the dose regulars who I am sure will enjoy these photos.

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It is most certainly a beautiful creature.

[onyx]

Oh yes, please do.

I am truly appreciative, snugs.
I know it took a lot of time to post all the pics.