After [[Barack Obama]] won the election, Hillary was widely speculated to be offered a role in the upcoming Obama Administration. Leaked reports in late November 2008 indicate that she is to be offered the position of [[Secretary of State]], however an official statement on this has yet to be made.
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After [[Barack Obama]] won the election, Hillary was widely speculated to be offered a role in the upcoming Obama Administration. On 1 December 2008 Obama announced that he was nominating Hilary to become his [[Secretary of State]], succeeding [[Condoleezza Rice]] in January 2009.