Trump is weighing four finalists to lead the State Department, one of the most powerful and prominent Cabinet positions.
Spokesman Jason Miller says Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are on the short list. A separate transition official says Trump is also considering former CIA Director David Petraeus and Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker for the job.
President-elect Donald Trump (R) and Mitt Romney dine at Trump International Hotel in New York on November 29, 2016. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
A decision on the secretary of state post is not believed to be imminent.
Trump held a private dinner with Romney last night, their second meeting to discuss the Cabinet position. He also met with Corker and Petraeus this week.
Giuliani was initially seen as a lock for the State Department, but questions about his international business ties and his public campaigning for the job are said to have given Trump pause.
— AP
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