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In mid-November 2008, President-elect Obama and Clinton discussed the possibility of her serving as U.S. Secretary of State in his administration, [24] along with rumored nominees such as Bill Richardson, John Kerry, Sam Nunn and Chuck Hagel [25] and on November 21, reports indicated that she had accepted the position. [26]
He was mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate for Senator Obama, although fellow Senator Joe Biden was eventually chosen. After Biden's acceptance of the vice presidential nomination, speculation arose that John Kerry would be a candidate for Secretary of State in the Obama administration. [156]
On September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act which changed the name of the office from Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Secretary of State, changed the name of the department to the Department of State, and added several domestic powers and responsibilities to both the office of secretary and the department.
The most qualified presidential candidates in US history. ... Secretary of State under Barack Obama. U.S. Senator from New York. First Lady of the United States. Yale Law School graduate.
President Barack Obama, a Democrat, nominated U.S. Senator Judd Gregg, a Republican, as United States Secretary of Commerce. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, appointed Matthew W. Brann, a Republican, as a U.S. federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The secretary of state is the president's chief foreign affairs advisor and head of the State Department. ... The longtime hedge fund investor is among the top candidates for treasury secretary, ...
The Benghazi matter also had an effect on Clinton's successor as Secretary of State. Obama's first choice was Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice, [277] but she came under heavy criticism from Congressional Republicans for what they felt were incorrect or deceptive statements in the aftermath of the attack, and by mid-December she withdrew her name ...
Obama described his Cabinet choices as a "team of rivals", and Obama chose several prominent public officials for Cabinet positions, including defeated rival Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. [31] Obama nominated several former Clinton administration officials to the Cabinet and to other positions. [32]