U.S. Department of State
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton has served as U.S. Secretary of State since January 2008. The following is excerpted from a January 21, 2010, speech on Internet freedom delivered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The spread of information networks is forming a new nervous system for our planet. When something happens in Haiti or Hunan, the rest of us learn about it in real time — from real people. And we can respond in real time as well. Americans eager to help in the aftermath of a disaster and the girl trapped in the supermarket are connected in ways that were not…
