Dear Patriotic Global Citizens and Friends of Africa/Ethiopia/Middle East:
Re: Lessons from the Clintons on Managing Potential Conflict of Interest.
Just imagine, President Clinton soliciting a position within the Obama Administration. His wife just got one.
However, the way they carried themselves both during the primaries and the secondaries of the main election is exemplary.
Now, President Clinton, having made both his Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative under the microscope is willing to serve his country and the global community with honor, transparency and accountability.
The following is an indication of what life is going to look like under Hilary Clinton Secretary of State world. A husband, a former Popular and influential president being helpful always!
That is an excellent example of what former leaders and contenders for leadership should do.
Again, America is blessing the world with the Obamas and the Clintons. I wonder why the rest of the world does not allow such geniuses or groups of leaders to work to gether.
I can see why Barack is tapping into all the resources available to him, even keeping the Opposition Defence Minister to complete his job. What a country and what a system in place for all the world to emulate.
Here is President Clinton on the future of US Economy and Global leadership.
Dr B
Bill Clinton eyes role, too
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Slideshow: Bill Clinton Play Video Video: Trading Places? FOX News Play Video Video: Pres.-Elect Obama names Sec. of Commerce KING5 Seattle AP – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton attends the Clinton Global Initiative Asia Meeting in Hong Kong Tuesday, … Former President Bill Clinton says he is open to the possibility of a role in the Obama administration but said he otherwise plans to be deferential to both the president and Clinton's wife, the soon-to-be secretary of state.
Clinton could be named as a sort of super-ambassador on a specific issue like India, or on a broad topic like restoring goodwill for the United States abroad. He was deferential to President George W. Bush, accepting assignments on hurricane and tsunami relief in conjunction with the president’s father, former President George H.W. Bush.
Clinton told CNN International that he’s “just try to be a helpful sounding board” for Hillary Clinton when she becomes the nation’s chief diplomat.
“Unless he asks me to do something specific, which I'm neither looking for nor closed to,” Clinton said.
Clinton spoke in Hong Kong, where the William J. Clinton Foundation convened a Clinton Global Initiative Asia meeting with current and former heads of state from around the region.
Friends say Clinton believes that every former president has a lifetime obligation to every future president, and he will continue to be deferential.
Here are excerpts of Clinton’s comments to CNN:
Question on steps he took to satisfy the Obama transition team
BILL CLINTON: “First of all, I think that virtually everything I have agreed to do — although it’s all over and above what the law requires — is quite appropriate. For example, if she is going to be secretary of state and I operate globally and I have people who contribute to these efforts globally, I think that it’s important to make it totally transparent. Say who the donors are and let people know that there's no connection to the decisions made by America's national security team, including the secretary of state. So everything else that's part of this, I have no problem with. I think it's a good idea. I think what the Obama transition team was concerned about is not that there's something wrong with having CGI in Asia or Latin America, for that matter, but that if you have an event like this overseas and the sponsors are largely non-American, they don't even want the appearance, which I think is important, the appearance of this is important that someone is supporting this because they want to be viewed favorably by the secretary of state and the White House.
Q: How involved do you think you will get in the decisions that your wife will have to make as far as foreign policy?
BILL CLINTON: Very little. I think my involvement will be what our involvement with each other’s work has always been, which is all the years that I was governor and president, I talked to her about everything. I found her advice invaluable, and I'm sure we'll talk about all this. I mean, I really care about all these profound challenges that our country and the world are facing. But the decisions will have to be ultimately the President-elect Obama's decisions to make about what we are going to do, what our policies are going to be, and she will be part of the team formulating those policies and carrying them out. I'll just try to be a helpful sounding board to her, but I don't think I'll do any more than that. Unless he asks me to do something specific, which I'm neither looking for nor closed to.
Question on his wife finding out about being considered for secretary of state
BILL CLINTON: I must say she didn't do it with any thought of becoming secretary of state. I think she was shocked; she first read about it in the newspaper speculation. … And I think it was a very wise decision by the president-elect, and I think she made the right decision, but for her it was hard. She adored being in the senate.
Question on the U.S. economy
BILL CLINTON: I don't think we can turn it around in less than a year, because too much wealth has already disappeared. The stock market might come back in less than a year but the shrinkage. … It’s already occurred in investment wealth is going to play itself out in the real economy. I don't think it will take longer than three years. So I would say if they make really, really good decisions, which I think they will, probably somewhere between 15 months and two years we will back up again.
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