‘HOORAY! I’M GOING TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE!’ [Novosti, Russia]
Russians appear to be fairly positive about the prospect of Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state. If the ‘mainstream’ media is to be believed, the former first lady is on the cusp of being named to the post, which is naturally of the utmost importance to friends and adversaries alike.
Russia’s Novosti News Service quotes Vyacheslav Nikonov, president of the Russian World Foundation and a political scientist, compliments with faint praise both Clinton and General James Jones, who is rumored to be the next U.S. National Security Adviser:
“Considering all possible candidates for filling senior positions in the U.S. foreign policy establishment, these (Hillary Clinton and James Jones) are by far not the worst.”
“Barack Obama is in many ways a ‘blank slate’ in regard to Russian-American relations and he isn’t a specialist on our country. He’s surrounded by a great variety of people who have been preoccupied with Russian relations and who have often held diametrically opposing views to one another on how to build relationships with our country.”
By Dmitriy Gornostayev
Translated By Yekaterina Blinova
November 23, 2008
Russia – Novosti – Original Article (Russian)
New York: Given her balanced approach to relations with Moscow, the Obama Administration’s nomination of Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state is not a bad outcome for Russia, according to Vyacheslav Nikonov, Russian political scientist and president of the Russian World Foundation. [The Russian World Foundation is devoted to promoting and disseminating the Russian language ]. Nikonov made the comments during a recent visit to the United States.
Last Friday, several authoritative U.S. media sources reported Clinton’s acceptance of Obama’s offer to lead the State Department. The speculation is that the U.S. president-elect will announce this appointment some time after Thanksgiving Day, which Americans celebrate on Thursday.
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