# Clinton's Secretary of State choice?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 18, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739 "2008-05-18T08:45:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739/1 "2008-05-18T08:45:15Z")

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Given that Madeleine Albright endorsed Hillary Clinton for President and that Madeleine Albright was the 64th Secretary of State under Bill Clinton, do you think that Albright should reprise her role in a Clinton administration? Why or why not? If not then who should be the 67th Secretary of State if Clinton is elected President.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739/2 "2008-05-18T11:19:26Z")

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Okay, all right… I’ll do it. But I’m not moving to Washington.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739/3 "2008-05-18T11:56:58Z")

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By the time Clinton’s elected in 2016, Albright will be a bit old for the job.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739/4 "2008-05-18T13:33:47Z")

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[Richard Holbrooke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Holbrooke), the person most directly responsible for ending the Bosnia war, was being mentioned by The Mentioners for that post in both the Gore and Kerry administrations, and still would be a fine choice by any President.

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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739/5 "2008-05-18T16:33:02Z")

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[QUOTE=RTFirefly]  
By the time Clinton’s elected in 2016, Albright will be a bit old for the job.  
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I think this is it for Clinton. Obvious supporters holding out a glimmer of hope like the OP, can surmise Albright would be a good choice, but I don’t see how her experience during the first Clinton administration can translate into a role now in 2008.

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**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739/6 "2008-05-19T02:49:16Z")

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Wow. Talk about a moot point. This is like asking who Mitt Romney’s Secretary of State is going to be.

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**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clintons-secretary-of-state-choice/449739/7 "2008-05-19T03:12:41Z")

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Moot point?

Then you probably didn’t read [Memo To The President Elect](http://www.amazon.com/Memo-President-Elect-Reputation-Leadership/dp/0061351806/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211166573&sr=8-1).