据外电综合报道：
* Clinton seems set for secretary of state job 本科
* Top Republican says Obama "off to a good start"
* Jones leading contender as national security adviser
By Jeff Mason and Caren Bohan
CHICAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - With his choice of Hillary
Clinton as secretary of state all but certain, President-elect
Barack Obama promised on Friday to bring a "fresh perspective"
to U.S. relations with the rest of the world.
Obama, who takes over from George W. Bush on Jan. 20, has
criticized the Republican's administration sharply for lowering
America's stature in the international community.
In a videotaped address to the European Olympic Committee
General Assembly meeting in Istanbul, released at the end of a
week spent working on his future cabinet, Obama said his White
House would take a different approach.
"In the coming years, my administration will bring a fresh
perspective on America's role and responsibilities around the
world," he said, adding nations must work together to meet
shared global challenges.
Obama made a pitch for a his home city of Chicago to host
the 2016 Olympic games and tied that to his goal of lifting
foreign opinion of the United States.
"The United States would be honored to have the opportunity
to host the Games and serve the Olympic Movement," he said. "As
President-elect, I see the Olympic and Paralympic Games as an
opportunity for our nation to reach out, welcome the world to
our shores, and strengthen our friendships across the globe."
The key players who will be working on those friendships
include the secretary of state and national security adviser,
two appointments that Obama is said to be close to making.
A Democratic official said on Thursday night that Clinton,
the New York senator and Obama's former rival for the
presidency, was on track to become the nation's top diplomat,
with an announcement expected after the Nov. 27 Thanksgiving
holiday.
NATIONAL SECURITY FRONTRUNNER
Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading
contender for White House national security adviser, according
to Democratic sources. Jones is a former top operational
commander of NATO.
His military background would equip him well in a role that
requires mediating among the various foreign policy players in
the Cabinet, some Democrats said.
They also said his former NATO role could bolster Obama's
plans to push for more international help in Afghanistan.
Obama is also leaning toward keeping Robert Gates as
secretary of Defense.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana gave his
backing to Clinton at the State Department, telling reporters
in Washington she would be well received in Europe.
"I think it would be very well taken if that is the case,"
Solana said when asked how he thought European diplomats would
react if Obama chose the former first lady.
"She is capable, with experience. She is well known," he
added. "Nothing seems to be negative."
Obama's early moves got the thumbs up from the Senate's
Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, who said he believed the
Obama team was preparing to "govern in the middle and tackle
big things."
"I think the new administration is off to a good start," he
told reporters on Capitol Hill.
Markets remain eager to hear the president-elect's choice
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