The latest Beltway gossip on foreign policy jobs in the Obama administration

Posted By Daniel W. Drezner Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 4:47 AM Share

I'm in Washington DC for Very Important Meetings and Negotiations, and also to pick up the latest gossip on who's getting apppinted to what within the foreign affairs agencies. After consulting with my vast network of the plugged-in Obama folk, here's what I can tell you about who's getting appointed to which jobs:

No one has a f@#$ing clue who is going where.

Seriously, I've heard conflicting accounts about particular names and positions. The two things all my sources agree on is:

It's going to be a while before people are named to undersecretary/senior director positions (which has been true for previous administrations as well, I should add);
The people who want these jobs are pretty stressed out.

That is all.

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DANIEL NEXON

5:36 AM ET

December 16, 2008

That's about right. Hope you

That's about right. Hope you enjoyed teaching IPE to the security crowd.

BRETT

7:19 AM ET

December 16, 2008

Do they have to fill out all

Do they have to fill out all the massive paperwork related to lobbying activities that the Obama people put out as well?

MIKE

7:24 AM ET

December 16, 2008

No wonder it's a clusterf@#$

No wonder it's a clusterf@#$ considering who the principles are and their history. What a dumb gimmick.

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2:41 PM ET

December 16, 2008

[...] Dan Drezner has his

[...] Dan Drezner has his finger on the pulse. After consulting with my vast network of the plugged-in Obama folk, here’s what I can tell you about who’s getting appointed to which jobs: [...]

DAN

2:38 AM ET

December 17, 2008

Who are they lining up for

Who are they lining up for the free trade slot?