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At a news conference in Chicago, Barack Obama announced his new national security team:  Hillary Clinton for secretary of state; Robert M. Gates, the current defense secretary, who will remain in that
job; Gen. James L. Jones, the former NATO commander, will be national
security adviser; Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona will be homeland
security chief; Eric Holder will be attorney general; and Susan Rice,
ambassador to the United Nations.

 “The team that we have assembled here today share my pragmatism about the use of
power, and my sense of purpose about America’s role as a leader in the
world," Obama told the audience.

Announcing his nomination of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, Obama said,  “I have no doubt that Hillary Clinton is the right
person to lead our State Department.

Hillary thanked President-elect Barack Obama for the chance to serve her country and thanked her fellow New Yorkers for 8 years of a job she loves. "You’ve prepared me well. New Yorkers aren’t afraid to speak their minds and they do so in every language."