U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his foreign policy adviser Susan E. Rice to be ambassador to the United Nations, the New York Times reported Monday.
Obama intends to announce Rice's selection at a news conference in Chicago Monday along with his previously reported decisions to nominate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for Secretary of State, keep Robert M. Gates as defense secretary and appoint Gen. James L. Jones, a retired Marine commandant, his national security adviser, the report said.
The choice of Rice to represent the U.S. before the United Nations will make her one of the most visible faces of the Obama administration to the outside world aside from Clinton. It will also send to the world organzaiton a prominent and forceful advocate of stronger action, including military force if necessary, the report added.
If confirmed, Rice, 44, would be the second-youngest ambassador to the United Nations.
Source:Xinhua
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