Jamaica’s Golding Meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

By: - June 7th, 2011

Bruce Golding and Hillary Clinton at the State Department (JIS Photo)

Jamaican Prime Minister met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday in Washington, holding bilateral talks on a series of topics. Golding is on a five-day visit to Washington that includes meetings with Clinton, IMF Deputy Managing Director Nayuki Shinohara and World Bank President Robert Zoellick.

–Jamaica Information Service

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