*Timing of move would be 2012 when Zoellick's term ends* Clinton would be first woman head of World Bank.
By Lesley Wroughton
Clinton Reportedly Seeking Top World Bank Position " Hillary wants the job,'' source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank, sources familiar with the discussions said on Thursday.
The former first lady and onetime political rival to President Barack Obama quickly became one of the most influential members of his cabinet after she began her tenure at State in early 2009. She has said publicly she did not plan to stay on at the State Department for more than four years. Associates say Clinton has expressed interest in having the World Bank job should the Bank's current president, Robert Zoellick, leave at the end of his term, in the middle of 2012.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/09/c...
The former first lady and onetime political rival to President Barack Obama quickly became one of the most influential members of his cabinet after she began her tenure at State in early 2009. She has said publicly she did not plan to stay on at the State Department for more than four years. Associates say Clinton has expressed interest in having the World Bank job should the Bank's current president, Robert Zoellick, leave at the end of his term, in the middle of 2012.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/09/c...
She's smart enough to take it on! Just a thought, but I feel she's not totally satisfied in her present role.