Clinton Set to Be Named Secretary of State on Monday
By Don | November 30, 2008
With Bill Clinton having agreed to several concessions including the release of the donors to his presidential library and foundation, he has cleared the path for his wife Hillary to become the next Secretary of State.
From the Politico.
It’s finally official: President-elect Obama will appear with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in Chicago on Monday as he names her secretary of state, a remarkable reunion of once-bitter rivals.
The news conference at a Chicago hotel is scheduled to begin at 10:40 a.m. Eastern.
Obama plans to roll out his entire national security team. He’s retaining Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon and is naming retired Marine Gen. James Jones as national security adviser.
The “Team of Rivals” war cabinet is very experienced and will have great credibility with the military and with allies abroad, but it constitutes several distinct power centers that could lead to clashes in tough times.
Obama’s transition team gave the green light to Clinton’s nomination after lawyers worked out a remarkable agreement addressing potential conflicts of interest for former President Bill Clinton, who has extensive financial ties abroad.
Most remarkably, the former president agreed to release the long-secret list of 208,000 donors to his presidential library and foundation. As one of nine concessions, he has promised to put out the list by the end of the year.
Obama’s election may have killed any hopes for Hillary to run again for president, but she has now secured one of the most powerful positions in the new adminsitration and it will be interesting to see how she and the new president get along once they are sworn in.
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December 1 at 7:49 pm | #1 | Link
If I was in her spot, I’d choose to remain in the Senate - but I have no doubt she’ll be the most effective Secretary of State since Henry Kissinger. She’s extremely intelligent and knowledgeable - and she does more homework than anyone else! (And, she’s certainly a “Defense Hawk”!)
I think her work will benefit the country..