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Armitage Thinks Days Numbered as No. 2 U.S. Diplomat
Fri Jun 4, 2004 06:37 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on Friday he could soon leave office, a remark sure to fuel speculation the No. 2 U.S. diplomat and his boss, Secretary of State Colin Powell, will not serve another term.

"I suspect my days of public service, given my age, are just about over," the 59-year-old diplomat said in an interview.

Many political analysts believe Powell and Armitage do not want to stay on if President Bush wins re-election. Media reports periodically suggest the two, who resisted the administration's push to invade Iraq more than other senior officials, will leave their posts together next year.

It is likely Armitage, who ran an international consulting company before joining Powell in the Bush administration in 2001, would exit only when his close friend does, analysts say.

Asked repeatedly if they would continue leading U.S. diplomacy should Bush win again, the former military men typically use the refrain that they "serve at the pleasure of the president."

But Armitage, who has a reputation for candor, was more direct in the interview taped by 11-year-olds for a school presentation.

Asked how he won the nickname, 'Powell's bulldog,' the barrel-chested weight-lifter told Delaware Valley Elementary School TV: "How unfair. I thought it would be 'Powell's poodle,' which has some alliteration."

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