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By Sridhar Krishnaswami
WASHINGTON, NOV. 16. The United States President, George W. Bush, has formally nominated the National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice, as the next Secretary of State, replacing Colin Powell. The President also announced that Dr. Rice's current deputy in the National Security Council, Stephen Hadley, would be his National Security Adviser. ``The Secretary of State is America's face to the world and in Dr. Rice the world will see the strength, grace and decency of our country,'' Mr. Bush said while making the announcement at the Roosevelt Room of White House. The White House on Monday announced four Cabinet resignations, including that of the high profile Gen. Powell. In all, six of the present 15 members of the Bush Cabinet have put in their papers in what will be a major overhaul of the existing set-up. Last week, saw the resignations of the Attorney-General, John Ashcroft, and the Commerce Secretary, Donald Evans. Confirmation hearings The confirmation hearings for Dr. Rice is expected to be smooth but she will face some tough and searching questions on such issues as Iraq and the war on terror. But, the nomination of Dr. Rice, 50, is expected to be endorsed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee without much difficulty. The formal resignation notice of Gen. Powell put to rest rumours of him staying for a little while into the second administration. Pat for Powell Mr. Bush, in a statement, praised Gen. Powell's services calling him "one of the great public servants of our time." He also recalled how Gen. Powell forged new alliances that were helping America to win the war on terror, besides reinvigorating old and honoured friendships. "He [Gen. Powell] has helped to build two great coalitions that have liberated more than 50 million people in Afghanistan and Iraq from brutal dictators... He was a key architect of the broader Middle East initiative, which is helping to spread freedom and democracy in that region," he said. Armitage quits Reuters reports: The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, has resigned , a State Department official said today. Mr. Armitage who closely managed the day-to-day operations of the State Department's worldwide bureaucracy, had tendered his resignation to Gen. Powell, the official said.
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