Expecting to be Accepting

November 20, 2008 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Obama administration 

Pres.-elect is expected to name NY-Sen. Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State after thanksgiving, she is expected to accept:

President-elect Barack Obama is “on track” to name Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as his secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving, two senior Obama aides said.

Financial disclosure issues have been worked out, aides said.

The officials said they expect her to accept. Clinton aides had no comment.

The choice unites the two rivals in the most protracted presidential primary in American history, giving Obama the “Team of Rivals” Cabinet he had promised.

Former President Bill Clinton authorized unprecedented disclosures about his finances to Obama’s vetting team, and transition lawyers are satisfied, officials said.

Comments