英伦广角 Issue 134 希拉里同意出任国务卿（在线收听）

So let the conversation begin. I have a feeling. It's going to be very interesting.

America's next administration is starting to take shape with daily leaks and drips of speculation. The New York Times claims Hillary Clinton will accept the post of Secretary of State. The 61-year-old Junior Senator of New York and Obama's rival for the nomination would replace Condoleezza Rice as America's global ambassador. A formal announcement is expected after Thanksgiving this Thursday.

Shame on you Barack Obama, it’s time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in Public.

This is the Clinton’s, the Clinton’s run to their own agenda. And someone is going to have to give in here. Will she work to what he wants her to do? Remember? One was for the war; one was against the war. Bill Clinton, I don't care, you know, how much he's told to keep or lead on it. Sooner or later, Bill is gonna get fidgety. He’s gonna wanna be on the world’s stage. And he's gonna wanna give a speech somewhere. So this is gonna have some problems.

So he was rumored to be joining around the cabinet table. This could be the man with the toughest job in the administration--Timothy Geithner. Sources told NBC News he's in line for the job of Treasury Secretary. The young president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank is one of the few involved in the financial crisis to emerge unscathed.

Helping him attempt to get America's finances back on track could be this man--Bill Richardson who appears to be favored for Commerce Secretary. The part-Latino Governor of New Mexico was Energy Secretary in Bill Clinton's Cabinet.

For National Security Advisor, General James L. Jones is being considered--a Vietnam vet. He was also the Military Head of NATO.

Finally, Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano was in line for another crucial role--Head of Homeland Security. It's a massive department which has immigration and federal disaster management under its umbrella, as well as its core role protecting America from terrorist attack.

Obama's transition team is officially staying out of this speculation. But analysts are so welcoming many of the picks as young, energetic and bright. Their early performance will be scrutinized. There's an enormous way to the expectations surrounding this new administration.

Robert Nisbet, Sky News, Washington.