Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was
returning to work Monday after being hospitalized last week for
treatment of a blood clot, according to the US State Department.
The 65-year-old was released Wednesday from a New York City
hospital, four days after being admitted for treatment of a blood
clot between her brain and skull. Doctors said she was treated with
blood thinners.
Clinton is scheduled to meet with senior staff Monday morning at
the State Department in Washington. She is to hold meetings Tuesday
and Wednesday at the White House, as well as to greet the new US
ambassadors bound for Ireland and South Africa.
She hosts Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday at the State
Department, with additional Karzai meetings on Friday.
Clinton, who plans to leave office soon after President Barack
Obama is sworn in for his second term on January 20, suffered a
concussion when she fell last month while weakened from a stomach
virus.
The blood clot was discovered during a follow-up examination.
It was located in a large vein that drains blood from the brain.
Left untreated, the condition could have caused pressure to build on
the brain and led to a stroke, experts said.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Friday that
Clinton was "looking forward to getting back to the office."
Clinton's doctors have advised her to avoid international travel "for
a little bit," Nuland said.
Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate
foreign relations committee, to replace Clinton.
