She became noted for travelling to war zones, such as Sudan's Darfur region during the Darfur conflict, the Syrian-Iraqi border during the Second Gulf War, where she met privately with U.S. troops and other multi-national forces, and the Afghan capital Kabul during the war in Afghanistan, where three aid workers were murdered in the midst of her first visit.
Dia dikenal karena mengunjungi zona-zona perang, seperti kawasan Darfur di Sudan pada konflik Darfur, perbatasan Suriah-Irak pada Perang Teluk Kedua, dimana dia bertemu secara tertutup dengan para pasukan A.S. dan badan kekuatan multi-nasional lainnya, dan ibukota Afghanistan Kabul pada Perang Afghanistan, dimana tiga pekerja bantuan dibunuh di tengah-tengah kunjungan pertamanya.