Dorothy Rodham, Mother of Hillary Clinton, Dies at 92

November 1, 2011, 10:23 am
Dorothy Rodham, Mother of Hillary Clinton, Dies at 92
By BRIAN KNOWLTON

The family of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put out a statement Tuesday saying that Dorothy Rodham died shortly after midnight in Washington.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled a trip to London and Istanbul in order to stay in Washington with her mother, Dorothy Rodham, 92, who has fallen ill, the State Department said Tuesday.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton canceled a trip abroad to stay with her mother, Dorothy Rodham in 2008.

No details were provided on the nature or gravity of Mrs. Rodham’s illness. Her husband, Hugh Rodham, died in 1993.

Mrs. Clinton was originally scheduled to have left Washington late Monday, to attend a meeting in London on cybersecurity and a conference in Istanbul aimed at shoring up regional support for Afghanistan, a matter made more urgent by a recent series of high-profile attacks in Kabul as plans for a United States troop drawdown proceed.

Presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan were to meet in Istanbul ahead of the conference. Injecting a note of uncertainty, Iran is among the 14 countries to be represented – a presence not necessarily seen as a helpful by the United States.

A senior Obama administration official said Monday that the countries attending the conference were expected to reaffirm a commitment to Afghan sovereignty and discuss plans to help Kabul assure its own security while developing a sustainable economy.