Clinton Says She Will Stay Past 2012 Election

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ABC’s Diane Sawyer Tuesday that she intends to stay within the Obama administration until after the 2012 election.

“I will stay until the beginning of the next term,” Clinton said in an interview. “I know it takes a while for people to get appointed and confirmed.”

Explaining that she is “confident” Obama will win an additional term in 2012, Clinton added “there needs to be a seamless transition with whomever President Obama decides to appoint.”

Clinton made news earlier this month when she told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that she would be not serving for a second term. Although she was a serious Presidential candidate in the 2008 race, she has contended that she will not seek another public position.