Backstage Glimpses of Clinton as Dogged Diplomat, Win or Lose - nytimes

WASHINGTON — Last summer, as the fighting in Syria raged and questions about the United States’ inaction grew, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton conferred privately with David H. Petraeus, the director of the C.I.A. The two officials were joining forces on a plan to arm the Syrian resistance. - Backstage Glimpses of Clinton as Dogged Diplomat, Win or Lose -- Interview With Hillary Clinton
Kerry Officially Succeeds Clinton at State Dept.