Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
It's Official: Obama Welcomes Clinton to His Cabinet
By
Jen Chung
Published Dec 1, 2008
Modified Dec 1, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Dec 1, 2008
Modified Dec 1, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
President-elect Barack Obama is about to announce his national security team, which includes announcing Senator Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State-designate.
Politico looks at how the Obama-Clinton connection evolved. A Democratic source says, "I think that the people around each disliked the other candidate more than they ever disliked each other. If you look at the reporting around the VP process, Obama often asked his team, 'should we take another look at Hillary?'"
Update: Obama says that he's confident Hillary Clinton is the right person to lead the State Department. He also says he's pleased that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is staying on and emphasized he wanted a responsible end to the war in Iraq and wants to make sure they have the resources to fight Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. He says the team--which includes AG nominee Eric Holder, General James Jones as national security adviser, and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as homeland security chief--has already discussed the terror attacks in Mumbai. Oh, and Vice-President-elect Joe Biden is there too.
Obama gives the floor to his appointees, including Clinton, who thanks her fellow New Yorkers "for giving me a job I love" and allowing her to work on issues she cares about. She adds that they prepared her for the jobs, since New Yorkers will speak their mind "in many languages," and says leaving the Senate is very hard.
Tagged
barack obama
hillary clinton
president-elect obama
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Central Park birders, others remember 63-year-old woman killed in park
People who said they knew her described her as an artist and a familiar presence in the Ramble.
By
Charles Lane
Published Sep 28, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. ET
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
News
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
By
Arya Sundaram
A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
By
Samantha Max
Crews launch tunnel machines to dig first new Hudson River rail tunnels since 1910
By
Michael Sol Warren
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .