Sep 30, 2009 3:45 pm US/Eastern
Hillary Clinton Jokes About Position As President
Secretary Of State Causes Laughter During U.N. Security Council Meeting
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President Barack Obama greets Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before addressing a joint session of Congress on his embattled healthcare reform plan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9, 2009.
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As chairwoman and president of a special session of the United Nations Security Council, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton led a voting session to support women, peace and security.
At the end of her comments Wednesday, Clinton joked that she liked being president and may stay to do this job a little longer.
"I resume now my function as President of the council," Clinton said. "I kind of like
being president so this might go on a little longer than anticipated."
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon then said "Thank you, Madam President."
The council then erupted in laughter and applause.
The council, however, was meeting for a serious matter. Secretary Clinton has committed to making women's issues a "centerpiece" of her work as the Obama administration's chief diplomat.
The U.S.-sponsored resolution seeks to expand and strengthen a measure approved last year, which condemns the use of rape in conflict and characterizes it as a threat to peace and security.
Clinton was moved to seek additional action against the growing use of rape as a result of her visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August. She met with some of the estimated 200,000 victims of sexual violence in the country's war-torn eastern region.
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