The multilingual Buttigieg has told friends he wants U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but he may face internal competition from Julie Smith, a longtime Biden foreign policy confidant…
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One key question: How would Kamala Harris feel about having a potential 2024 rival lurking the Cabinet and building a donor base from a perch at the United Nations — and around New York City’s big donors?
Some Buttigieg allies think he should take a job letting him burnish his credibility with the African American community, where he underperformed during the primaries.
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