He didn't get the job of Secretary of State in 1996 partly because Clinton aides feared Holbrooke would always be promoting himself at their expense.
The answer, as you have probably guessed, is that all three are Conservative politicians with Welsh links who have, at various times, been linked with the job of Secretary of State for Wales.
Much of the problem is Spacey himself, as Francis (Frank) Underwood, a wheeler-dealer who is denied the job of Secretary of State, and then conspires, with his steely wife, to go even higher.
The question is: Do Republican Senators, and for that matter Democratic ones, who disagree wish to intensify the undermining of Israel in this administration by elevating someone with these credentials to the job of Secretary of Defense?
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Now that Mr Dewar has seen off Robin Cook, the foreign secretary, he has no rival for the job of first secretary (ie, Scottish prime minister) of the new administration.
Stans got into a little trouble over Watergate, but the tradition of appointing a politico to the job of commerce secretary was established.
But the home secretary, who previously held the job of education secretary, said he recognised that league tables, such as those used in schools, could not be appropriately applied to the police.
On the face of it, the apparent offering of the secretary of state job to Hillary Clinton is a clever, interesting choice: An experienced and sophisticated workhorse with her own standing in the country, and bearing a name that is popular in the world, will be the public face of U.S. diplomacy.
This is important because, thanks to the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, it is now the job of the Treasury secretary to spot financial icebergs.
The governor allegedly speculated about trading the Senate seat for the job of energy secretary because, as "Deputy Governor A" helpfully informed him, that was the cabinet position "that makes the most money" -- by which he almost certainly did not mean that it carried the greatest salary.
Severino, a Philippine diplomat, has held the thankless job of secretary general since January 1998.
That only partly explains why O'Neill had to be coaxed into taking the job of Treasury Secretary.
The BBC understands Mr Duncan Smith was offered the job of Justice Secretary but turned it down.
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It outranks the job of deputy secretary of state, so this is perhaps not the most obvious career move.
One of her shrewdest moves was to divide the job of deputy secretary into two, with James Steinberg focusing on policy and Jack Lew on management.
In 1982, when the job of Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs became available and Wolfowitz asked for it, his boss, George Shultz, hesitated before granting the request.
Haidt sees the role that reason plays as akin to the job of the White House press secretary.
Nixon solved that problem by naming his chief fund-raiser, Maurice Stans, to the Cabinet job of commerce secretary.
"Chris is under fire both for the top job in the transition and for secretary of state, " this informant, one of the Democratic Party's most respected Jewish leaders and a former high officeholder, told us.
President GEORGE W. BUSH: I'm traveling today with a man who's done a fine job as the secretary of defense, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
I'm traveling today with a man who's done a fine job as the Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. (Applause.) Navy aviator, Don Rumsfeld. (Applause.) I'm proud that the Governor of the great state of Maryland, Bob Ehrlich, and his wife, Kendel, is with us.
The Inspector did an extremely thorough job, and we are grateful the Secretary of State has taken care in following his recommendations to the letter.
One skill which could be improved is spelling: I imagine Cheryl Gillan will be rather embarrassed to see the way civil servants have chosen to spell the job title of her principal private secretary.
Somebody who's been working tirelessly on your behalf, doing a great job -- the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius is in the house. (Applause.) One of the finest governors in the country, Ed Rendell is in the house. (Applause.) Everybody notice how good Ed is looking, by the way?
Some in Congress who have taken an interest in the Coughlin affair have been led to believe that Mr. Coughlin's contract was not re-upped for reasons having nothing to do with his altercation with Mr. Islam, that he was getting a job in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and that Mr. Islam was going to be leaving the Pentagon.
Don't hold that against him, now. (Laughter.) Because Ray Mabus is doing an outstanding job as Secretary of the Navy.
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Though the former South Carolina governor is passionate about his job as secretary of education, his issue has been low on the agenda for the last four years.
Much more in doubt is whether he might also keep his job as general secretary of the party.
He was formerly the head of Denver's schools, and was appointed to the job after Mr Obama tapped Ken Salazar, the senior senator, as secretary of the interior.
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