Four Traits Make a Great Secretary of State
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The U.S. secretary of State sweepstakes is on. Who’s it going to be? Susan Rice, John Kerry, Tom Donilon or some mystery candidate who will surprise us all?
Forget the who for a moment. What does the nation’s top diplomat need to succeed? Above all, a close bond with the president. Having worked for a half-dozen secretaries of State, I’ve developed four essential criteria for what it takes to be a truly consequential one.