Clinton expected to visit Japan, South Korea, China

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton is expected to travel to Japan, South Korea, China and possibly Indonesia in mid-February on her first trip as U.S. secretary of state, diplomats said on Monday.

The diplomats, who spoke on condition they not be identified because the State Department has yet to announce the trip, cautioned that Clinton's schedule could change.

The stalled multilateral effort to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions is likely to be a major feature of Clinton's talks in the region, as is the global financial crisis.

North Korea's nuclear program is among the most vexing of a series of foreign policy challenges that U.S. President Barack Obama inherited from former President George W. Bush.



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