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| The Bush Team - Possible formations Published: September 29 2000 11:34GMT | Last Updated: November 29 2000 13:09GMT |
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Foreign Policy
 Top of everyone's list for perhaps the most influential foreign policy job is Condoleeza Rice, Mr Bush's main international policy adviser and head of the conservative Hoover Foundation at Stanford University. "Condi's basically in line, if she wants it, to be national security adviser," says a senior member of the Republican foreign policy establishment. Ms Rice is eminently qualified as a conservative foreign policy expert with experience in the White House under Mr Bush's father. Bush supporters believe that choosing Ms Rice, an African-American, will send an early signal of how different a Bush Republican administration would be.If he is willing to serve - and there are knowing suggestions from the Bush camp that he is - General Colin Powell is thought likely to become secretary of state. The Gulf war commander has a hallowed reputation as a national hero and would be a formidable player in a Bush administration.The rest of the Bush national security team is less clear. There is widespread support for John McCain as defence secretary, a position he may find irresistible, although doubts will persist about his strong independent streak. Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle and Robert Zoellick are all senior members of Mr Bush's advisory team with experience of government. They are eyeing on foreign policy posts . However, they may have to settle for somewhat lowlier positions than their ambition had anticipated. Economic Policy
 Mr Bush's economics team is led by Larry Lindsey, a former Federal Reserve governor. He seems a strong possibility for the White House, perhaps as head of the National Economic Council. Josh Bolten, director of policy in the Bush campaign and a former investment banker with Goldman Sachs, could also be a contender for a senior Treasury post. He could also become the US trade representative (USTR), or the head of domestic policy at the White House. Robert Zoellick, a senior member of Mr Bush's advisory team, has a background in economic policy as well as national security and is tipped by some to be USTR. Domestic Policy
 Josh Bolten, the director of policy in the Bush campaign and a former investment banker with Goldman Sachs, has been tipped as a possible head of domestic policy at the White House, but is also a contender for a senior Treasury post, or US trade representative.There are several figures in Congress and among the state governors who seem to be hoping for domestic policy cabinet-level positions; John Engler, the governor of Michigan is a close ally, as is J.C. Watts, the leading black Republican congressman, and Henry Bonilla, a Hispanic congressman. To provide more balance between men and women, Mr Bush may also look to Elizabeth Dole, a former candidate for the Republican nomination, and Jennifer Dunn, a leading Bush supporter in congress.Mr Bush's close circle of Texan loyalists, including Karen Hughes, his press spokeswoman, and perhaps Don Evans, his campaign chairman, is also likely to be tapped for high office. |
