Who Will Be Joining Hillary At State?

There are still some key positions to fill at the State Department and according to Foreign Policy, Secretary Clinton will likely be having some familiar company soon:

Washington foreign policy hands in and out of the administration say that Maria Otero is likely to be nominated to be under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs, or “G”. The Bolivian-born Otero is president and CEO of Accion International and a member of the board of the Clinton Global Initiative, and is an expert on sustainable microfinance with an interest in global women’s issues, a key interest of Secretary Clinton.

Former State Department counselor Wendy Sherman is being discussed for high level posts. Among them, the Asia expert, Albright Group principal, and close Hillary Clinton advisor is being discussed as a candidate for under secretary of state for economic affairs, now that Lael Brainard has gone to the Treasury Department, and as a possible nominee to be U.S. ambassador to China.

It would seem that Hillary Clinton is essentially getting to choose who to bring into the State Department with her, which is as it should be.

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