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| Hillary Clinton to say goodbye to state department | Hillary Clinton to say goodbye to state department |
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| Hillary Clinton is set to address state department employees on her last day as America's top diplomat. | Hillary Clinton is set to address state department employees on her last day as America's top diplomat. |
| Mrs Clinton, 65, leaves the post after four years, visits to 112 countries and close to a million air miles. | Mrs Clinton, 65, leaves the post after four years, visits to 112 countries and close to a million air miles. |
| She will be replaced by John Kerry, a Massachusetts senator, who was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday. | She will be replaced by John Kerry, a Massachusetts senator, who was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday. |
| The former first lady is now discussed as a possible candidate for the 2016 presidential election, but she remains coy about a White House run. | The former first lady is now discussed as a possible candidate for the 2016 presidential election, but she remains coy about a White House run. |
| Mrs Clinton says she has no specific plans for the future, but that she "absolutely" still plans to make a difference on issues she cares about. | |
| On Friday, she had a private meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House. | On Friday, she had a private meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House. |
| She was then to deliver remarks to employees at 14:30 EST (19:30 GMT). | She was then to deliver remarks to employees at 14:30 EST (19:30 GMT). |
| "I am going to be secretary of state until the very last minute when I walk out the door," she told the Associated Press on Thursday. | "I am going to be secretary of state until the very last minute when I walk out the door," she told the Associated Press on Thursday. |
| "And then I am going to take the weekend off and then I may start thinking about all the various offers and requests and ideas that have come my way." | "And then I am going to take the weekend off and then I may start thinking about all the various offers and requests and ideas that have come my way." |
| Her last day was marred by a suicide bombing at the US embassy in Turkey - a sobering reminder of the everyday global threats that will face her successor. | |
| Mrs Clinton's time in office will also be remembered for the attack last September on a consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed a US ambassador and three other Americans. She apologised for those security failures. |