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Hillary Clinton promises US will back Gulf security

Secretary of State says US commitment to Gulf states 'rock-solid and unwavering'

Hillary Clinton will not attend the Democratic National Convention

Clinton will be missing her first DNC since Chicago's 1968 convention, due to her role as Secretary of State.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses a press conference following a US-Gulf Cooperation Council forum at the GCC secretariat in Riyadh on March 31, 2012.

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