Obama Considers Geithner, Summers for Treasury - Foreign Policy Advisers
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FOREIGN POLICY ADVISERS
For secretary of state, Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry,
former diplomat Richard Holbrooke, outgoing Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel
and former Georgia Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn are among the names in the
mix.
James Steinberg, a former Clinton adviser, is a top contender for
national security adviser. Susan Rice, another former Clinton aide,
could be considered for that job or another senior post.
Obama also has relied heavily on three foreign policy experts on his
campaign staff who are likely to end up in the White House or the State
Department. They are Mark Lippert and Denis McDonough, both former
Senate aides, and Ben Rhodes, Obama's foreign policy speechwriter.
With wars under way in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama might consider
keeping Robert Gates on as secretary of Defense. He might also consider
tapping former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig, a close adviser.
(Additional reporting by Thomas Ferraro, Richard Cowan and Donna
Smith in Washington and Deborah Charles in Chicago; Editing by Doina
Chiacu)
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