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Hillary accepts ‘secretary of state’ offer: NYT

New York Senator Hillary Clinton has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become US secretary of state, said the 'New York Times' quoting two Clinton associates.

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New York Senator Hillary Clinton has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become US secretary of state, the ‘New York Times’ said on Friday, quoting two Clinton associates.

“She’s ready,” one of the sources told the newspaper, which said Clinton came to her decision after additional discussions with Obama about the nature of her role as the top US diplomat and his plans for foreign policy.

Democratic Party sources have said Clinton was on track to be nominated, with an official announcement expected after the November 27 Thanksgiving holiday.

If Sen. Hillary Clinton becomes the next U.S. secretary of state, she has a fan in European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana.

Speaking to reporters in Washington on Friday, Solana said he had known Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, for a long time and the New York senator would be well received in Europe if she became the top U.S. diplomat.

“I think it would be very well taken if that is the case, at the end of the day,” said Solana when asked how he thought European diplomats would react if President-elect Barack Obama chose her to head the State Department.

 

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