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Called upon to make critical decisions upon his taking office January 20, Barack Obama will strive to establish as soon as possible a team consisting of a mix between the team old road Clinton and young advisers of his campaign team, which could join a few respected Republicans likely. The appointment at which the international community will be more careful in these times of financial crisis will be the Secretary of State for the Treasury. Larry Summers, 53, and Tim Geithner, forty-seven years, the Governor of the Federal Reserve of New York, are favorites. Fiercely partisan of free trade, Larry Summers was Secretary of the Treasury under Bill Clinton, between 1998 and 2000, before chairing the prestigious Harvard University, while Tim Geithner asset to be first line currently in the management of the crisis. Robert Rubin, another Secretary of the Treasury of the last Democratic President, is also cited as a possible successor of Henry Paulson, like Jon Corzine, a former boss of Goldman Sachs, and Paul Volcker (81 years), former boss of the Fed. Those of these contenders who will be not named to the Treasury will be likely called to play an advisory role with Barack Obama, just as perhaps Henry Paulson, considered to be in Washington.

Work in a bipartisan way

Uncertainty reigns as to the name of the future head of American diplomacy, Secretary of State. Forecasters in Washington cite Richard Lugar, Republican Senator, author of a remarkable dismantlement of Soviet nuclear weapons Treaty, whose name is also circulated to the Pentagon. John Kerry, who was the opponent of George Bush in the 2004 presidential election, Richard Holbrooke, artisan in the Clinton administration of agreements having put an end to the wars in the former Yugoslavia, are also in the running to become Secretary of State, like Susan Rice, who has worked with Clinton, then John Kerry before Advisor Barack Obama during the campaign.

According to Huffington Post, generally well informed site, the pattern of the Pentagon would likely be Richard Danzig, who was Secretary of the Navy for Bill Clinton and suggested Barack Obama on military matters during the campaign. The new President, who has displayed willingness to work in a bi-partisane manner, could also appoint to this position a unanimously respected Republican, even if it could hit the willingness of its electoral base to completely turn the page of the Bush years. In this case, the Pentagon could accrue to the Republican Senator from Nebraska, Chuck Hagel, critical of the Bush administration on the war in Iraq virulent. Colin Powell, Secretary of State of George w. Bush until his resignation in 2004 and who has rallied to the Democratic candidate two weeks ago, is also cited. The American press view that the current incumbent, Robert Gates, is maintained to avoid some bumps in the management of the Iraq war.

"Witness passage."

Although less critical, other positions subject to speculation. Secretary of the Budget could be John Podesta, President of a "think tank" very much Democrat in the entourage of the elected President, Center for American Progress, and who leads the team responsible for preparing the "passage of witness" with President Bush. Linchpin of the White House, the "chief of staff" of the Presidency would very probably Rahm Emanuel, while the Minister of Justice may be either Eric Holder, former Deputy Minister of Justice and adviser close to Barack Obama, or the Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano.