Clinton to Be Nominated for Secretary of State, Confirmed
30 November 2008 7:38 am by Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH
–updated–
I have confirmed through a person close to Clinton that she will be in Chicago tomorrow and will be nominated for Secretary of State.
In anticipation of Obama naming his foreign policy team tomorrow (9:40 a.m., according to the Obama team), there are
a spate of articles today running down WJC’s
willingness to work with team Obama in order for HRC to be nominated for secretary of state.
Most of the information has been talked
about previously,
though a few more details are being floated as everyone readies for what is expected.
The disclosure of contributors is among nine conditions that Mr. Clinton
signed off on during discussions with representatives of Mr. Obama; all go
beyond the requirements of law. Among other issues, he agreed to incorporate
his Clinton Global Initiative separately from his foundation so that he has
less direct involvement. The initiative, which promotes efforts to fight disease,
poverty and climate change, would no longer hold annual meetings outside of
the United States or accept new contributions from foreign governments.Mr. Clinton also agreed to submit his future personal speeches and business
activities for review by State Department ethics officials and, if necessary,
by the White House counsel’s office. [...]
There was never a doubt that WJC would do all in his power to assure the Obama
team that there would be no conflicts of interest.
No doubt, this was important for President-elect Obama, who wanted to alleviate
any problems going forward making sure everyone was clear on how they would
proceed together.
It paves the way for the strongest working foreign policy
team we’ve had in decades. The mind dances at the possibilities for accomplishments,
as well as true movement back into the world of dialogue and diplomacy, which
is the only way to revert the Bush-Cheney belligerence and bullying of the last
eight years.
