Clinton Vows to Make US Force For Positive Change
CHICAGO: Hillary Clinton on Monday vowed to make the United States a new force for positive change, saying that as secretary of state she would work with the world community to solve global crises.
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"The American people have demanded not just a new direction at home, but a new effort to renew America's standing in the world as a force for positive change," Clinton told a Chicago press conference after being nominated to the post of secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama.
Clinton vowed to "reach out to the world again" after eight years of President George W. Bush's administration and promised to give "this assignment, your administration and my country, my all."
"America is a place founded on the idea that everyone should have the right to live up to his or her God-given potential. It is the same ideal that must guide America's purpose in the world today," said Clinton, who leaves a seat as New York senator to serve as secretary of state. Her nomination requires Senate confirmation.
Obama said that Clinton's appointment as top diplomat was a "sign to friend and foe of the seriousness of my commitment to renew American diplomacy and restore our alliances."
The president-elect, who is to take office on January 20, also said he would give Defence Secretary Robert Gates a "new mission" to end the Iraq war and hand over control of the country to the Iraqis.
"I will be giving Secretary Gates and our military a new mission as soon as I take office, responsibly ending the war in Iraq through a successful transition to Iraqi control," said Obama, pledging to turn attention to the fight against Al-Qaeda and insurgents in Afghanistan.
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