US President-elect Obama to Nominate Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State

World | November 30, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
US President-elect Obama to Nominate Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State: US President-elect Obama to Nominate Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State The US President-elect Barack Obama is going to nominate on Monday New York Senator and Former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as the country's Secretary of State. Photo by BGNES

The US President-elect Barack Obama is going to nominate on Monday New York Senator and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as the country's Secretary of State , leading world information agencies reported, citing Democratic party sources.

Obama is going to announce the nomination at a press conference in Chicago, according to the same sources, who have spoken off the record and have wished to remain anonymous.

As part of an agreement with Obama, former President Bill Clinton has agreed to publicly disclose the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation in order to clear the way for his wife to become Secretary of State, Democrats close to both sides further said Saturday.

Bill Clinton has never before revealed his contributors, but, according to the New York Times, the Saudi royal family, the king of Morocco, a foundation linked to the United Arab Emirates, the governments of Kuwait and Qatar and a tycoon who is the son-in-law of Ukraine's former authoritarian president are among them.

The disclosure of contributors is one of nine conditions Clinton signed off on during discussions with Obama's representatives, the New York Times further reported.

Clinton has agreed to incorporate his Global Initiative separately from his foundation so that he has less direct involvement. The initiative, which fights disease, poverty and climate change, would no longer hold annual meetings outside of the United States or accept new contributions from foreign governments.

The former President has also agreed to submit his personal speeches and business activities for review first to State Department ethics officials and, if necessary, to the White House counsel's office.

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