Obama Aides say Hillary Clinton 'on track' for Secretary of State Job

by Rob Walker | November 21, 2008 at 06:56 am

34 views | 0 Recommendations | 0 comments

Aides on Obama's transition team told CNN that Senator Hillary Clinton, Obama's rival during the presidential race, is on track to become the next Secretary of State position.

At this point the only obstacles may be getting full disclosure from Bill Clinton when he was president, which he has already stated he would do.

Clinton senior adviser Philippe Reines repeated a statement that "any and all speculation about Cabinet or other administration appointments is for President-Elect Obama's transition team to address."

CNN also has learned that Obama is getting foreign policy advice from an unlikely source: Republican Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser in the first Bush administration.