Clinton gift gaffe: 'Overcharge'
source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19719.html
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GENEVA—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened her first extended talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov by giving him a present meant to symbolize the Obama administration’s vow to “press the reset button” on U.S.-Russia relations.
She handed a palm-sized box wrapped with a bow. Lavrov opened it and pulled out the gift: a red button on a black base with a Russian word peregruzka printed on top.
“We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it?” Clinton asked.
“You got it wrong,” Lavrov said.
She handed a palm-sized box wrapped with a bow. Lavrov opened it and pulled out the gift: a red button on a black base with a Russian word peregruzka printed on top.
“We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it?” Clinton asked.
“You got it wrong,” Lavrov said.
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michaelx
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I kind of feel bad for her because I think it was a good idea. But in the end it seems like they had a laugh about so hopefully it worked alright. Go Hilary! :D
- 3 years ago
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unclecharlie
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Ha! Ha! America's Voice to the World. Too bad the state department can't afford to hire Russian translators. That's the problem when you have no other choice but to use a Russian English dictionary.
- 3 years ago
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