No, I see Newt as Chief of Staff (which is a far more powerful and influential role than VP).
So the Chief of Staff is going to get treated the same way as the VP as it relates to meeting with foreign countries and wielding influence internationally?
Will Newt if Chief of Staff unintentionally upstage whoever the VP is at any meeting? Newt is of the caliber, not by his own ego, but strictly by his intelligence and experience that people will want to know his opinion and insight on every matter. That kind of insight deserves the respect of being nominated as VP.