Bill Clinton says wife would be ‘great’ secretary of state
Posted by ari on Nov 18, 2008 in World News • 2 comments(CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton is weighing in on the possibility of his wife becoming secretary of state, saying the New York senator would “be really great” in the post.
“She loves doing what she is doing. But if she decided — if he decided to ask her to do it and they did it together I think she’d be really great at being secretary of state,” Clinton said Sunday during an economic conference in Kuwait hosted by the National Bank of Kuwait.
But the former president made clear his wife did not seek out a job offer.
“She worked very hard for his election after the primary fight they had and so did I and we were very glad that he won and we have a lot of confidence that he can do a good job. But she did not do what she did with the hope or expectation of getting any kind of job offer, much less getting this discussed,” he said.
The New York senator is reportedly on Obama’s shortlist for the position. Sources tell CNN New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is also in the running.
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