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Hilary Clinton to step down after presidential elections

27 October 2012 08:56 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Hillary Clinton says she still intends to step down as U.S. secretary of state sometime around January’s presidential inauguration, APA reports quoting Washington Post.

"It’s really still my same time-frame," Clinton told the Washington Post in an interview published on Friday, repeating her plan to step down after one term even if voters on November 6 give Obama another four years in office.

"I’m aiming to leave shortly after the inauguration; that’s my plan. But I haven’t been able to sit down and talk to the president yet because he’s trying to win an election, which hopefully will be finalized shortly. And then we will talk through how to do the transition."

Clinton was a surprise choice for the job after her bitter fight with Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2008. Obama appointed her as secretary of state after the elections.