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Intelligencer 19 - 25 Nov 2008

Published Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:16 AM

Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:49 PM

Read more: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ireland, Terry McAuliffe, Mary McAleese

Hillary a Popular Choice

SENATOR Hillary Clinton as secretary of state would be good news indeed for both Ireland and her Irish American backers.

The news that she was under consideration was a major surprise to her supporters in the Irish American community who raised over $3 million for her in the primary battle.

Indeed, she has an Irish fundraiser arranged for this weekend organized by Declan Kelly of FTI, the global business advisory firm.

Clinton could also be a powerful voice of support for Ireland within an Obama cabinet, especially on the issue of repatriating profits by U.S. multinationals in Ireland which would have a profoundly negative impact on the Irish economy.

Given that Obama appears to be hiring wholesale from the old Clinton administration, there is no doubt that the Clinton team will be very evident in the new administration.

A former Clinton staffer and expert on Ireland, Sean Sweeney, has been appointed chief of staff to Rahm Emanuel, who of course will be White House chief of staff.

Greg Craig, who defended Bill Clinton during impeachment, is already on board as White House counsel, while Tony Lake, former national security advisor, and Jim Steinberg, his former deputy are both in the running for major foreign policy jobs.

Obama Irish Inaugural Ball

ON January 20, the night of the historic Obama inauguration, the Irish American Democrats group will celebrate with their own inaugural ball to be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington.

The ball is the brainchild of Stella O'Leary, head of Irish American Democrats, who worked hard on behalf of the Obama ticket though her first allegiance was to Clinton.

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