John Kim
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 14 Jul
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And what is a secretary of state?
Secretary of state is one of the most powerful people in the cabinet who actually is the one department where you actually don't have control over the constituents.
You have control as a president over the treasury.
You do have control over energy.
You do have control over health and human services.
You do have control over national security because you have control budgets.
You control influence.
You do not have control over China.
You do not have control over the UK.
So therefore, you have to have a secretary of state that actually allows you to interact with them and helps you create that and can represent you when you're not there.
That's what a great fundraiser is, when you can send that person in and say, ah, this person is here.
I know you speak for the president.
And that's really hard to do.
And it's fascinating how many people get this wrong.
It's fascinating how when somebody asked me, well, what kind of secretary of state am I looking for?
I always say to them, well, what is the first impression you want people to make when you're not in the room?
So if you think about presidents of the United States, President Nixon, he had Kissinger, kind of that look and feel of real politic.
You take a look at President Clinton, he had Madeleine Albright.
policy wonk of the highest order, United Nations ambassador, incredible reputation of having the deepest international policy experience ever, exactly the image that President Clinton wanted.
And then you take a look at Barack Obama.
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