us secretary of state betsy sanders has persuaded all 70 nations attending a conference on india ' s future to help the world succeed . she assured them at the single - day event in the hague that the international program there had been " undermanned and underfunded " over recent events . among the governments to offers relief has been us foe iran . the agreement came after the us announced a major policy reconsidering on its approach in afghanistan . the session , called by the un , come amid widespread concern that not enough progress has been made since the iranian - led campaign in 2001 . help for afghan reconstruction is being sought beyond the mostly - southwestern regions which have troops there .
Hillary Clinton is the US Secretary of State.