Bill Clinton: “Well, I don't believe so. As soon as--I don't think so, not as long as the clearances and the search of all the records…”

“Well, I don't believe so. As soon as--I don't think so, not as long as the clearances and the search of all the records and the business disclosures, if they were all appropriate. You know, there are all kinds of standards for that, that anybody who gets an appointment that they have to be confirmed for has to meet. And if they were, I wouldn't say so. I mean, keep in mind, one of the jobs of the Department of Commerce, and perhaps one of the most important jobs now and one which Ron Brown did very well, is to open new opportunities for American businesses around the world, to open new markets for American businesses, to create jobs by doing that. And one of the great advantages the United States has over virtually every other country in the world is that we have living here in our country citizens who are from everywhere else and who have business ties and contacts and deep understandings of the cultures and the economies of every other country in the world. And so assuming that all the proper disclosures were made and all the proper clearances were had--I mean, the Government has rules for that--I would think that that's the sort of person we would be looking for, someone who did have good contacts and could--and did have a general understanding of international commerce. Yes. Bosnia”