Hillary Clinton gives student sharp response
Hillary Clinton gives student sharp response
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Tuesday, 11, Aug 2009 01:03
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given a rather sharp response to a student in the democratic Republic of Congo who asked her a question.
Mrs Clinton was asked through a translator what her husband, former President Bill Clinton, thought about Chinese investment in the country.
Mrs Clinton said: "Wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks?
"My husband is not the Secretary of State, I am.
I am not going to be channeling my husband," she snapped.
It later emerged the student's question had been confused by the translator, and he apologised, saying he had meant to ask what President Obama's thoughts were on the issue.
Former US president Mr Clinton flew into Pyongyang last week, becoming the most senior American to visit the reclusive Communist state for nine years.
Following Mr Clinton's arrival, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il granted US journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, 36 and 32, a "special pardon" after they were sentenced to 12 years hard labour for trespassing in March.