Chelsea Clinton is considering a bid for ambassadorship if Kamala Harris becomes president, according to sources.
“Chelsea wants to be ambassador to the UK,” a Clinton source said. “There’s a reason Bill and Hillary rushed to endorse Kamala for president within the first five minutes. They were trying to curry favor.”
The Clintons have “been working on the idea for a long time,” according to a source.
The former first lady, who serves as vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, is also eager to perform in France, sources said.
“It’s easy to imagine that the British ambassadorial role would be a coveted one for Chelsea, even though she is still junior, and London is often run by big donors and fundraisers,” a veteran British embassy official now based in London told The Post.
A Clinton source said Chelsy’s British dreams were “a pipe dream, of course.”
A second person with knowledge of the matter said the 44-year-old would be open to the idea of becoming a goodwill ambassador for another country, adding: “We’ve heard for a long time that Chelsea wants to be a goodwill ambassador.”
Jane Hartley, a 74-year-old businesswoman, has been the UK ambassador to the UK since 2022, succeeding Michael Bloomberg. reportedly refusedShe served as ambassador to France and Monaco during the Obama administration and was a key “fundraiser” for the Democratic campaign. Raise $500,000 for Obama.
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What is the UK’s position under Trump? It was hosted by New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, who was a major Republican fundraiser during the 2016 campaign.
“Foreign countries like to appoint famous people as ambassadors because it brings more attention,” the source said. “They want to appoint people who are more well-known and less wealthy as ambassadors.”
Chelsea, 44, who has three young children with her husband Marc Mezvinsky, has British connections.
Like her father, she attended Oxford University, earning a master’s degree in international relations from the university in 2003 and a doctorate in 2014.
“She’s 44 and has had this dream for a long time. It’s important to her to make a mark on herself,” a person familiar with the matter said. “She has always wanted to spend more time abroad, like Caroline Kennedy, who was ambassador to Japan under Obama and is now ambassador to Australia.”
Longtime friends of Bill and Hillary Clinton strongly denied that the couple endorsed Harris for any reason other than to defeat Donald Trump, with Chelsea’s rep adding: “There is no truth here. Chelsea is proud to support VP Harris and will do everything in her power to help her win the election in November.”
The Washington Post has also reached out to Hillary Clinton’s office for comment.
A Foreign Office source confirmed there was “strong competition” for the ambassadorial posts to the UK and France.
But a source in the know noted that Chelsea’s background means she could do a good job in South Africa: “She cares deeply about public health. South Africa is well-known and highly sought after.”
