November 20, 2008
Posted: 03:00 PM ET
Sen. Hillary Clinton has emerged as a leading contender to be the country's top diplomat in the next administration.
 (CNN) – Sen. Hillary Clinton continues to top the short list of possible contenders to be the next Secretary of State under President-elect Barack Obama. In addition to Clinton, there are several prominent Democrats and even one Republican on CNN’s list: SEN. JOHN KERRY: The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee has served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for almost 20 years. DR. SUSAN RICE: A veteran of Bill Clinton’s State Department, Rice was also a senior adviser to Obama’s presidential campaign. GOV. BILL RICHARDSON: The New Mexico governor was tapped by Bill Clinton to be U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., but Richardson broke with the Clintons when he decided to endorse Obama after ending his own 2008 presidential bid. SEN. DICK LUGAR: The Republican, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, worked with Obama last year to expand a program that destroys weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet Union. SAM NUNN: The former Democratic senator from Georgia currently co-chairs an effort to reduce threats from nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. While in the Senate, Nunn worked with Lugar to destroy weapons of mass destruction amassed by the former Soviet Union. Click here for additional CNN short lists for Obama’s potential cabinet. Filed under: Barack Obama • Bill Richardson • CNN's Short List • Dick Lugar • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Sam Nunn • Transition 2008 |
 
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