ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> The U.S. Secretary of State arrived in Ivory Coast on Monday (January 16) for a 24-hour visit to the country.<br/> Hillary Clinton is on a four nation tour of West Africa, on a trip aimed at highlighting good governance and economic development.<br/> The United States has a major embassy in Ivory Coast, and various economic interests in the cocoa sector, as well as other sectors.<br/> Clinton's visit to Ivory Coast will allow her to meet President Alassane Outtara after his ruling coalition won a landslide victory in December 11 parliamentary elections that boosted his hand in governing the war-scarred West African state.<br/> On Tuesday (January 17), she will become the first ever U.S. secretary of state to visit Togo, which won a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council for 2012-2013, putting it in the hotseat as the United States presses the international community for more action against Iran and Syria.<br/> Clinton will wrap up her trip in the tiny Atlantic Ocean state of Cape Verde, which has moved from autocracy to prosperous democracy and is a frequent U.S. partner on issues including counter-narcotics cooperation.
