Morning Update: Obama’s National Security Team
President-elect Barack Obama introduced his national security team at a press conference in Chicago Monday. As expected, Obama nominated Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as secretary of state, Gen. James Jones as national security adviser, Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) for homeland security secretary, former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder for Attorney General, and former Assistant Secretary of State Susan Rice as UN ambassador.
This CFR.org Backgrounder offers an in-depth look at Hillary Clinton’s positions on various foreign policy issues during her presidential campaign and as senator.
NPR looks at Jones’ military and diplomatic experience.
