WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The Senate Foreign Relations committee voted 16-1 Thursday to forward the nomination of Sen. Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of State to the full Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton is set to return to a Senate hearing room next week for hearings on her confirmation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Retired Adm. Dennis Blair is U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be director of National Intelligence, Democratic insiders said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, may succeed Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, sources say.
TEHRAN, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should adopt a new foreign policy when it comes to the Middle East, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state should help build peace in the Middle East, an official Syrian source says.
HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton says he thinks his wife made the right decision in agreeing to leave the U.S. Senate and become Barack Obama's secretary of state.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Naming Sen. Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state nominee shows commitment to renewing U.S. diplomacy, President-elect Barack Obama said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is expected to be named U.S. Commerce secretary, CNN reported Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Bill Clinton reportedly will let the Obama White House vet his future overseas speeches so his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., can be secretary of state.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is said to be a serious contender to be nominated as the U.S. Commerce secretary by President-elect Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Republicans say they're gearing up for a fight over the likely pick of Eric Holder as President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The drama over who will replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate continues with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talking to some hopefuls.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama announced key staff appointments Tuesday, including Clinton administration alumnus Gregory Craig as White House counsel.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has asked former U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle to be the next health secretary, Roll Call reported Wednesday.