Negroponte turns down Rice, again

The WaPo has an article that Negroponte intends to stay in his current job. It only makes a passing mention that the reason this is a story is that he, too, has turned down Condi Rice.

The surprising fact is that nobody wants to take Deputy Secretary of State job under Condi Rice which has been vacant since July. This is unbelievable because Deputy Secretary of State is a plum job for rolodex building and future private sector employment.

That job is a career maker potentially worth millions. So why does no one want to take it?