MANAMA, Bahrain — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton firmly shut the door on another bid for elected office Friday, saying her current job is “my last public position.”
Clinton, the wife of former President Bill Clinton and a strong challenger to Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, regularly says she is not interested in a second run for president. But her remarks also appeared designed to dampen speculation that she could replace Joe Biden as vice president.
Speaking at a televised town-hall meeting here, Clinton, 63, said she has had a “fascinating and rewarding public career,” starting off as an advocate for children.
“I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position and then probably go back to advocacy, and probably on behalf of women and children,” she said.
Clinton is in Bahrain as part of a six-day tour of Central Asia and the Middle East.
