QUESTION: Did Secretary Clinton engage with the Yemeni Foreign Minister on the margins of the UN General Assembly?
ANSWER: Due to conflicting schedules, Secretary Clinton and Yemeni Foreign Minister al-Qirbi did not meet on the margins of the UN General Assembly. However, Foreign Minister al-Qirbi met with Deputy Secretary William Burns on September 21 in Washington and with Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman on September 26 in New York.
