希拉里接受奧巴馬邀請 答應出任美國國務卿

 

 

紐約時報

人民網11月22日訊 前第一夫人、現聯邦參議員希拉里已經同意出任當選總統奧巴馬的國務卿。據兩位希拉里的助手向《紐約時報》透露，希拉里在同奧巴馬進行了深入討論後決定接受國務卿的“聘書”。在談話中，希拉里詳細了解了自己未來作為“美國首席外交官”的職責和奧巴馬對外政策的基本內容。據悉，奧巴馬計劃在感恩節(下周五)之後公布上述任命。

　　The New Team

　　Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state, making her the public face around the world for the administration of the man who beat her for the Democratic presidential nomination, two confidants said Friday.

　　Mrs. Clinton came to her decision after additional discussion with President-elect Barack Obama about the nature of her role and his plans for foreign policy, said one of the confidants, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the situation. Mr. Obama’s office told reporters Thursday that the nomination is “on track” but Clinton associates only confirmed Friday afternoon that she has decided.

　　“She’s ready,” said the confidant. Mrs. Clinton was reassured after talking again with Mr. Obama because their first meeting in Chicago last week “was so general,” the confidant said. The purpose of the follow-up talk, he added, was not to extract particular concessions but “just getting comfortable” with the idea of working together.

　　A second Clinton associate confirmed that her camp believes they have a done deal. Senior Obama advisers said Friday morning that the offer had not been formally accepted and no announcement will be made until after Thanksgiving. But they said they were convinced that the nascent alliance was now ready to be sealed.

　　The apparent accord between perhaps the two leading figures in the Democratic Party climaxed a week-long drama that riveted the nation’s capital. Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton fought the most competitive Democratic nomination battle in modern times, one that polarized their party for months and left bitterness in both camps. But in asking Mrs. Clinton to join his Cabinet, Mr. Obama signaled that he wants to turn a rival into a partner and she concluded that she could have the most influence by saying yes.

　　The decision followed days of intense vetting and negotiations intended to clear any potential obstacles to her taking the job due to her husband’s global business and philanthropic activities. Lawyers for Mr. Obama and former President Bill Clinton combed through his finances and crafted a set of guidelines for his future activities intended to avoid any appearances of conflict of interest should she take the job.

　　People close to the vetting said Mr. Clinton turned over the names of 208,000 donors to his foundation and library and agreed to all of the conditions requested by Mr. Obama’s transition team, including restrictions on his future paid speeches and role at his international foundation.

　　As secretary of state, Mrs. Clinton will have had a powerful platform to travel the world and help repair relations with other countries strained after eight years of President Bush’s policies. But at the same time, she will now have to subordinate her own agenda and ambitions to Mr. Obama’s and sacrifice the independence that comes with a Senate seat and the 18 million votes she collected during their arduous primary battle.

 

 

 

 

 

　“虎父無犬子”這句話用在美國前總統克林頓身上最合適不過，當然對他來說，應該是“虎父無犬女”！克林頓一家似乎患上了“白宮上癮癥”。克林頓掌管白宮 8年，其妻希拉里很可能是下一任國務卿，他們的女兒切爾西也似乎有意向白宮進軍，夢想像肯尼迪和布什那樣，制造一個“總統家族”！

　　　　“切爾西是個天才政治家”

　　據英國媒體披露，近日在接受德國名人雜志《彩色周刊》(Bunte)采訪時，前總統比爾‧克林頓稱贊女兒切爾西是個天才政治家，並表示如果妻子希拉里當選國務卿，他將全力支持。他說︰“在我們家里，切爾西無疑是最好的政治家。在這方面，她就是個天才。從小到大，她都沒有給我們惹過麻煩，她是我和希拉里的驕傲。如果她進入政界，那簡直太好了！似乎她也有意這麼做。”事實上，這並非克林頓第一次公開稱贊女兒。早在年初克林頓接受《洛杉磯時報》采訪時就曾說︰“她是一個出色的女孩，每一處都讓人忍不住稱贊。我時刻提醒自己要保持低調，但不得不承認，我的女兒是我的驕傲！”