12月5日，在比利时布鲁塞尔北约总部举行的北约外长会后，美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿出席新闻发布会。 [新华社记者叶平凡摄]

Hillary Clinton is not expected to appear before next week. [Xinhua file photo]

　　U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has fainted and hit her head, sustaining a concussion, her spokesman said Saturday。

　　"While suffering from a stomach virus, Secretary Clinton became dehydrated and fainted, sustaining a concussion," spokesman Philippe Reines said in a statement. "She has been recovering at home and will continue to be monitored regularly by her doctors."

　　Clinton has canceled her scheduled trip to North Africa and the Middle East due to a stomach virus earlier in the week. She originally planned to attend a meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People this week in Morocco。

　　Reines said at the recommendation of her doctors, Clinton will not be commuting to work next week, but will continue to work from home, and stay in regular contact with department and other officials。

　　Reports also indicated Clinton will not attend a congressional hearing Thursday about the attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya。

　　Clinton, 65, has said she does not intend to continue serving as Secretary of State in President Barack Obama's second term。

　　Obama is said to be considering Senator John Kerry to succeed Clinton, after U.N. Ambassador Sudan Rice pulled her name out of the president's deliberation in face of fierce Republican opposition in the Senate。

　　新华网华盛顿12月15日电 美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿的发言人菲利普·莱因斯15日说，希拉里当天早些时候因病晕倒，撞到头部，造成脑震荡。她眼下正在家中休息康复，下周将在家办公。

　　莱因斯在一份声明中说，希拉里因胃部病毒感染脱水晕倒，撞到头部造成脑震荡。她现正在家休息，接受医学观察。根据医嘱，希拉里下星期将不会前往国务院上班，而将在家办公，并将与国务院及其他部门官员保持联络。

　　由于胃部病毒感染，希拉里本星期取消了前往北非和中东访问的计划。美国媒体援引国会消息来源说，希拉里下星期也可能缺席国会就美国驻利比亚班加西领事馆遭袭事件举行的听证会。

　　希拉里现年65岁。她已明确表示不会在总统奥巴马的第二任期内继续担任国务卿。