Being out of the White House and having his wife as the nation’s top diplomat is quite the role reversal for Bill Clinton, and it’s certainly taking some getting used to.

In this weekend’s issue of The New York Times Magazine, reporter Peter Baker follows the former president around, and writes that much of Bill’s recent globe-trotting is quite similar to Hillary Clinton’s First Lady days. Her husband now is the one who shops for souvenirs (he apparently loves to shop!) and waits for her to call from wherever she lands that day.

"She used to look forward to me coming home from wherever I’ve been," he laughed. "Now I’m afraid I’ll be second fiddle to whatever world leader she’s just met."

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton had a fairly tame schedule, which included meeting with Iranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi, who was detained in Iran for several months and found guilty of spying for the United States. She was released May 11.

Saberi thanked Clinton for pressing Iran to let her go, and said she gained strength from hearing so many people around the world supported her. For her part, the secretary of state said she wasn’t only concerned as an American official for Saberi’s well-being.

"This was a matter of great concern to our country and certainly to the Obama administration and to me personally. Not only as secretary of state, but as a mother," said Clinton.

We’re sure moms everywhere can relate.

Watch video of the Saberi-Clinton press conference below: