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Big names turn down China post
04/12/09 07:10 AM ET
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and John Podesta, former chief of staff to President Clinton, have both turned down offers to be U.S. Ambassador to China, ForeignPolicy.com is reporting.
The two top remaining candidates are retired admiral Bill Owens and former Rep. Jim Leach, a Iowa Republican who endorsed Obama in the election.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the confirmation process is said to be a deterrent for some possible nominees.
"Some people think ambassador jobs are beneath them," an unnamed source told FP. "Others think the process to get confirmed is too big a pain in the ass. Some people don't want to move to China."
Other names apparently under consideration are: Laura D'Andrea Tyson, chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Clinton; Susan Shirk, a professor at University of California-San Diego; and Ken Lieberthal, former NSC director for Asia and one-time adviser to Hillary Clinton.
The two top remaining candidates are retired admiral Bill Owens and former Rep. Jim Leach, a Iowa Republican who endorsed Obama in the election.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the confirmation process is said to be a deterrent for some possible nominees.
"Some people think ambassador jobs are beneath them," an unnamed source told FP. "Others think the process to get confirmed is too big a pain in the ass. Some people don't want to move to China."
Other names apparently under consideration are: Laura D'Andrea Tyson, chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Clinton; Susan Shirk, a professor at University of California-San Diego; and Ken Lieberthal, former NSC director for Asia and one-time adviser to Hillary Clinton.
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