President Barack Obama meets with former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice in New York, N.Y., March 29, 2011. (Pete Souza/THE WHITE HOUSE)
Will Benghazi Furor Keep Susan Rice Out Of The White House? -- The Cable/Foreign Policy
Insiders with ties to the Obama administration tell The Cable that U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has become the heir apparent to National Security Advisor Tom Donilon -- a post at the epicenter of foreign-policy decision making and arguably more influential than secretary of state, a job for which she withdrew her candidacy last fall amid severe political pressure.
"It's definitely happening," a source who recently spoke with Rice told The Cable. "She is sure she is coming and so too her husband and closest friends."
"Susan is a very likely candidate to replace him whenever he would choose to leave," agreed Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Obama and counselor at the Washington Institute. "She is close to the president, has the credentials, and has a breadth of experience."
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My Comment: She and President Obama have been close for years .... and more to the point .... he trusts her counsel. If she is not eventually appointed to this post or equivalent .... I will be surprised.
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