Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is considering whether to leave his post once debt talks have concluded, according to a Washington Post report.
Geithner is President Barack Obama’s longest-serving financial advisor; his departure would raise the question of who would succeed him at a time when a number of presidential choices for top financial positions have been blocked in Congress.
While Geithner has said that his decision is not yet made, quoted in the report as saying late on Thursday, “I’m going to be doing this for the foreseeable future,” he is reputed to see the end of the debt talks as a “window” for his departure. Even if debt talks are concluded, there will be other substantial financial issues hanging fire that will then be left to his successor.