The Senate eventually confirmed Geithner last week, though 34 senators--a surprisingly high number--voted against him.
But the areas which voted against him last time, ironically, have come to his support this time.
Mr Capriles said he had asked the president to respect the 6.6m who had voted against him.
However, six ministers voted against him and one announced his intention to resign.
In fact, I would guess that even many of those Americans who voted against him in November are hoping he succeeds.
But, in another twist in the tale, two members of the UUP voted against him, thwarting his bid to become First Minister.
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MPs voted against him in the party's leadership poll in June 1995.
He went out of his way to mention issues which enrage those who voted against him - climate change, immigration, gun control and gay rights.
Of the 57% who voted against him, a sizeable number did so not out of revenge but out of a feeling that Chile could return safely to democracy with former populist parties campaigning to continue his successful economic and social policies.
Chief executive Andrew Moss left the company one week after shareholders voted to keep him as boss but voted against his pay package.
None of his Westminster colleagues voted for him in the leadership contest in 1995: four stood against him.
But Exchequer Secretary David Gauke pointed out former Chancellor Alistair Darling, according to former Business Secretary Lord Mandelson's memoirs, favoured raising VAT - and challenged him to explain why "so few" Labour MPs voted against an increase in VAT last year.
Russ Feingold of Wisconsin used to vie with him for the title of loneliest dissident, as measured by the number of times they voted against the majority in divisions of 99 to one.
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