Obama to name Clinton secretary of state on Monday
President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as
his secretary of state on Monday, transforming a once-bitter political rivalry
into a high-level strategic and diplomatic partnership.
Obama will name the New York senator to his national security team at a news
conference in Chicago, Democratic officials said Saturday. They requested
anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly for the transition
team.
To clear the way for his wife to take the job, former President Bill Clinton
agreed to disclose the names of every contributor to his foundation since its
inception in 1997. He'll also refuse donations from foreign governments to the
Clinton Global Initiative, his annual charitable conference, and will cease
holding CGI meetings overseas.
Bill Clinton's business deals and global charitable endeavors were expected to
create problems for the former first lady's nomination. But in negotiations
with the Obama transition team, the former president agreed to several measures
designed to bring transparency to his post-presidential work.
The Clinton pick was an extraordinary gesture of goodwill after a year in which
the two rivals competed for the Democratic nomination in a long, bitter primary
battle.
The two clashed repeatedly on foreign affairs during the 50-state contest, with
Obama criticizing Clinton for her vote to authorize the Iraq war and Clinton
saying that Obama lacked the experience to be president. She also chided him
for saying he would meet with leaders of rogue nations like Iran and Cuba
without preconditions.
The bitterness began melting away in June after Clinton ended her campaign and
endorsed Obama. She went on to campaign for him in his general election contest
against Republican Sen. John McCain.
Advisers said Obama had for several months envisioned Clinton as his top
diplomat, and he invited her to Chicago to discuss the job shortly after the
Nov. 4 election. Clinton was said to be interested and then to waver, concerned
about relinquishing her Senate seat and the political independence it conferred.
Those concerns were largely ameliorated after Obama assured her she would be
able to choose a staff and have direct access to him, advisers said.
Remaining in the Senate also may not have been an attractive choice for
Clinton. Despite her political celebrity, she is a relatively junior senator
without prospects for a leadership position or committee chairmanship anytime
soon.
The Mulindwas Communication Group
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