(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/reuters/2012-10-12t203756z_1_cbre89b1lbb00_rtroptp_3_usa-clinton.photoblog600.jpg)Yuri Gripas / REUTERSU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a keynote address on "U.S. Strategic Engagement with North Africa in an Era of Change" at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington on Friday.By Catherine Chomiak, NBC NewsA month after the terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed the United States' support for the new governments emerging from the Arab Spring.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Friday, Clinton said the attack in Benghazi and the burning of the American School in Tunis have led some to question the promise and hope of the Arab Spring. She said she has always been clear-eyed about the challenges that were ahead.
"Let me start by stating the obvious: Nobody should have ever thought this would be an easy road. I certainly didn't," Clinton said.
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