State Department and Latin America

Boz notes that Thomas Shannon has been asked to stay on, and according to Anthony Wayne (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina) this will last only until the 2009 Summit of the Americas, which is in April. Perhaps the name of his replacement will depend upon whether the Obama team has someone in mind, or whether they care enough to override Hillary Clinton if she has her own preference (or, for that matter, whether their preferences coincide).