Palin to meet world leaders at UN
Posted September 22, 2008 11:00 pm
NEW YORK -- Sarah Palin is embarking on her first voyage as Republican vice presidential nominee into the arena of world affairs. And she didn't even have to leave the country.
The first-term Alaska governor plans to meet seven world leaders and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in New York City this week, where the U.N. General Assembly is convening. The meetings might help her answer critics who say she is not ready to handle world affairs. Palin obtained her first passport last year.
On Tuesday she is scheduled to meet separately with Kissinger, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
On Wednesday she is to meet jointly with other world leaders.
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