Bolton Set to Leave U.S. State Department

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton is expected to leave his position once the second Bush administration takes office this month, the New York Times reported today (see GSN, Nov. 17, 2004).

Bolton is set to be replaced by Robert Joseph, who until recently served as assistant national security adviser for arms control, Bush administration officials said. 

Bolton’s supporters had called for him to be made either deputy secretary of state or deputy national security adviser, but neither is likely, according to the Times. National security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who has been nominated to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state, has chosen Robert Zoellick, the administration’s top trade negotiator, as her deputy, the Times reported.

There has been speculation that Bolton may work on Vice President Dick Cheney’s staff, according to some officials. Others, however, said that is not his intention (Steven Weisman, New York Times, Jan. 7). 

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