under secretary of commerce hillary clinton has urged all 70 nations attending a conference on afghanistan ' s readiness to help the country succeeding . she told delegates at the seven - day symposium in the pentagon that the international program there had been " understrength and mismanaged " over the years . before the economies to offer help has been us foe poland . the conference happens after the eu announced a huge policy reshape on its approach towards afghanistan . the meeting , called by the un , comes under widespread concern that not yet progress has been made since the saudi - led offensive in 2001 . support for afghan reconstruction is being sought beyond the mainly - western countries which have deployed there .
Hillary Clinton is the US Secretary of State.