Posted on 06/09/2011 3:25:09 PM PDT by markomalley
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank, sources familiar with the discussions said on Thursday.
The former first lady and one-time political rival to President Barack Obama quickly became one of the most influential members of his cabinet after she began her tenure at State in early 2009.
She has said publicly she did not plan to stay on at the State Department for more than four years.
Associates in the USA say Mrs Clinton has expressed interest in having the World Bank job should the Bank's current president, Robert Zoellick, leave at the end of his term, in the middle of 2012.
"Hillary Clinton wants the job," said one source who knows the secretary well.
A second source also said Clinton wants the position.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
...because she has so much great economic experience. And why is there a world bank anyway?
Never has stealing 900 FBI worked out so well.
Ha. Just leave the word bank out of this headline and you have an unqualified yes!!
Never has stealing 900 FBI files worked out so well.
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World Bank? Hey Hill, when was the last time you even balanced a checkbook? Oh wait, it’s not about banking and economics, it’s about spreading socialism. Gotcha.
Get a rope.
“And why is there a world bank anyway?...”
Because you’re a pig of an American...and the WB will distribute your assets equitably...silly boy
What kind of a commission will she get?
Bill wants to know if there are any good lookin’ chicks there
With this job, her pay increase, would allow her to provide a good life for herself, Huma and the coming baby.
Seeing how well people like the Clintons and Obamas have done in life convinces me there is a devil and a lot of people who worship him.
Wouldn’t surprise me.
And what are the bets that Bambi won’t run again and will give it all up to become UN Secy General (i.e., head of the New Caliphate, since that’s what the UN is all about right now). Seriously. I think he’s angling for a “better” job.
And Hillary, always the survivor, is doing likewise.
She wants to impress Huma.
I thought Huma would get a job as a teller.
I thought a member of the Security Council couldn’t be Sec General. Otherwise Bill Clinton would have gone after it.
Hillary is not influential in the Obama administration.
She is just holding down the seat, Obama has John Kerry doing most of her job and Michelle has her nose in it, and Sean Penn and Danny Glover is SoS to Chavez. Sheila jackson Lee is SOS to Cuba and Cynthia McKinney is SoS to Gaza and Egypt, and advisor to Al Quaeda.
Having Huma's husband resign would make Huma unhappy...and that would make Hitlery happy.
Talk of Hitlery as World Bank Prez. makes all 3 of them happy.
Me too. I want to be the head of the IMF.
Don’t know why, exactly, but if she wants it, then it must be worth it.
Does it come with a healthcare waiver?
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