Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Addresses US - Northern Ireland Economic Conference in Washington

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed the US - Northern Ireland Economic Conference today at the State Department in Washington, D.C.




For a written transcript of Secretary Clinton's remarks, click here.

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