Stanford's news service reports that Stanford political science Professor Michael McFaul — who shaped Obama's Russia policy during the campaign — "has been tapped by President Barack Obama to serve as special assistant to the president for National Security Affairs and senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council."...
US secretary of state Hilary Clinton is scheduled to arrive in Beijing, the last leg of her four-nation Asia tour, for talks with Chinese leaders on Feb, 20...
The G7 finance ministers and central bankers—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—held their annual meeting in Rome on February 14-15, 2009...