Upcoming Dates To Keep In Mind...

Secretary Clinton will be taking part in several upcoming events, so mark your calendars:

She will be giving a speech at the Brookings Institution this upcoming Friday:

Event to be on September 18, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver a speech previewing the United States’ agenda for the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.

The Secretary will outline America’s goals for the meetings, including addressing the conflict in the Middle East, nuclear proliferation and Iran, climate change, development, and food security.

Then, next week, the UN General Assembly meets in NY:

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Travel to New York For the United Nations 64th General Assembly

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be in New York City starting on Monday, September 21, 2009 to attend the United Nations 64th General Assembly. While in New York, Secretary Clinton will attend various events and conduct a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with her counterparts…

Next, there is the conference on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in NY on September 24th-25th (via ABC News):

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a delegation and deliver the U.S. statement at a conference on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to be held Sept. 24 and 25 in New York City.

The White House made the announcement Tuesday.

Press secretary Robert Gibbs says the conference has been held every other year since 1999, when the U.S. made its only appearance.

Gibbs says Clinton will reaffirm the Obama administration’s commitment to support the test ban treaty and to work with other countries to map out a strategy for getting it in force. So far, only 35 of 44 states that must adopt the treaty have done so.

The United States is among the group of holdouts.

In October, Secretary Clinton will be traveling to Russia. While the State Dept. has confirmed this trip is taking place in October, I don’t believe the exact dates have been formally announced. I have also heard rumors that she will also be traveling to Ireland and Israel, possibly in October or November- there’s been no confirmation of those trips at all that I know of.