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December 1, 2008

Obama Names Hillary Clinton Top US Diplomat
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New York senator and former rival is president-elect's nominee for
secretary of state 
       Senator Hillary Clinton (file photo)

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has announced key members of his
national security team Monday, including former bitter rival Hillary
Clinton as the nominee for secretary of state. In the announcement from
Chicago this morning, Obama kept Robert Gates as defense secretary, and
named retired Marine General Jim Jones as national security advisor. Mr.
Obama's nomination of Clinton comes after the two competed in a long and
bruising contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. In
other announcements, Mr. Obama nominated Arizona Governor Janet
Napolitano as secretary of Homeland Security. Mr. Obama's foreign policy
adviser, Susan Rice, was named ambassador to the United Nations. Former
Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder was nominated for attorney general.
If confirmed by the Senate, he will be the first African American in
that post. To clear the way for Clinton, officials say her husband -
former President Bill Clinton - has agreed to disclose the names of all
donors to his foundation. He is expected to reveal more than 200,000
names in order to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. He also
will refuse donations from foreign governments to his charity, the
Clinton Global Initiative. Officials say the former president also has
agreed not to hold CGI meetings overseas, and will submit his speaking
schedule and business activities for review.

 

 


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