U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet her British and German counterparts on Tuesday, the State Department said on Monday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) is joined by her husband former U.S. President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton as she is ceremonially sworn in at the State Department in Washington, Feb. 2, 2009. [Xinhuanet.com]
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Clinton will hold separate talks in Washington with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, State Department spokesman Robert Wood said.
"I think Iran is certainly going to be up there near the top (of the agenda)," Wood said, adding that the situation in Afghanistan is also expected to be discussed.
Clinton, since taking office on Jan. 21, has launched a round of phone-call diplomacy with some foreign ministers. The meetings on Tuesday, however, will be her first face-to-face talks with close European allies.