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U.S.President-electDonaldTrumpandVicePresident-electMikePencearemeetingTuesdayaboutkeyappointmentsintheirnewgovernment,withaidessignalingthatformerNewYorkMayorRudyGiulianicouldbenamedsecretaryofstate.

TrumpandPencehavemorethan4,000jobstofillintheU.S.governmentastheypreparetoassumepowerJanuary20,buttheirimmediatefocusisonfillingthetopdiplomaticpostandthatofdefensesecretary,attorneygeneralandHomelandSecuritychief.Allarepositionsthatpresentthegovernment'sfacetotheworldandhelpleadthecountry'sfightagainstterrorism.

The72-year-oldGiulianihasnopreviousforeignpolicyexperience;but,Trumpassociatessayhehasemergedasanarrowfavoritetobecomesecretaryofstate.HewasaloyalsupporterofTrumpduringthebillionairerealestatemogul'slengthyrunforthepresidencyleadingtohisstunningupsetwinaweekago,oftenappearingontelevisionnewsshowstopromotetheTrumpcandidacy.

Theblunt-spokenGiulianigainednationalprominenceduringhistenureasNewYorkmayormorethanadecadeago.FormanyAmericans,hebecameasymbolofU.S.resolveinthefightagainstIslamicterrorismintheaftermathofthe2001terroristattacksonNewYorkandWashingtonthatkillednearly3,000people.

Atthetime,hesaid,"TomorrowNewYorkisgoingtobehere.Andwe'regoingtorebuild,andwe'regoingtobestrongerthanwewerebefore...IwantthepeopleofNewYorktobeanexampletotherestofthecountry,andtherestoftheworld,thatterrorismcan'tstopus."

Giuliani'sappointment,however,isnotcertain.Trumpaidessaythepresident-electalsoisconsideringothernames,includingthatofJohnBolton,ahawkishformerdiplomatwhowasthecountry'sUnitedNationsambassadorunderPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.BoltonhasbeenaregulartelevisioncriticoftheforeignpoliciesofPresidentBarackObama,contendingthathehasneedlesslydiminishedthecountry'sstandinginworldaffairs.

U.S.mediareportssaythatanotherTrumpsupporterduringtheelectioncontest,retiredArmyGeneralMichaelFlynn,oncetheheadoftheU.S.DefenseIntelligenceAgency,isapossiblepickasnationalsecurityadviser.AlabamaSenatorJeffSessions,anearlyTrumpcampaignadviser,couldbenamedsecretaryofdefenseorattorneygeneral,thecountry'stoplegalposition.

ATrumpspokesman,JasonMiller,saidTrumpandPence,meetingonthe26thfloorofthepresident-elect'sTrumpTowerinNewYork,would"bereviewinganumberofnames"forkeypositions.

"Therewillbenon-traditionalnames,anumberofpeoplewhohavehadwide-rangingsuccessinanumberofdifferentfields,"Millersaid."Peoplewillbeexcitedwhentheyseethetypeofleadersthepresident-electbringsintothisadministration."

OneconflictTrumpisfacingisbetweenhisvowduringthecampaignto"draintheswamp"inofficialWashingtonandnowhisneedtofindqualifiedofficialswithexperiencetohandlethegovernment'smostchallengingpositions.

Sofar,Trumphasmadejusttwoappointments.HepickedReincePriebus,thechairmanoftheRepublicanNationalCommittee,ashisWhiteHousechiefofstaff,aselectionapplaudedbyRepublicanleaderswhocontrolbothhousesofCongress.

Trump'schoiceofStephenBannonashischiefstrategisthasdrawnwidespreadcriticismfromDemocratsandsomegroupsoutsidethegovernment.BannonwastheTrumpcampaign'schiefexecutive,joininghiselectioneffortinitslastmonthsafterleadingBreitbartNews,awebsiteheoncedescribedas"theplatformofthealt-right,"whichoccasionallyhasbeenthehometowhitenationalistandanti-Semiticvitriolandanti-womenviews.

Trumpissettobecomethecountry's45thpresidentandthefirstevertoneverhavebeenelectedpreviouslytopublicoffice,orservedinitsmilitaryorbeenappointedtoahigh-levelgovernmentposition.

HealsowillbethefifthWhiteHouseoccupantwholostthepopularvoteinthepresidentialelectionbutwonthroughthecountry'sElectoralCollegesystemofpickingitsleaders.Inessence,U.S.presidentialelectionsareaseriesofstate-by-statecontests,withthewinnerineachcollectingalltheelectoralvotes.ThebiggeststatesholdthemostswayintheElectoralCollege,whereTrump,whenallthevotesarecounted,islikelytofinishwitha306-232edgeoverhisDemocraticopponent,formerU.S.SecretaryofStateHillaryClinton.

ButTrump,becausehewonnarrowlyinnumerousstates,whileClintonhadalargevotecountadvantageintwoofthebiggeststates,CaliforniaandNewYork,trailsherinthepopularvotecountbymorethan670,000votes.

Trump,inthepast,hasattackedthetwo-century-oldElectoralCollegesystemasa"disasterforademocracy"andsaidinatelevisioninterviewaftertheelection,"Iwouldratherseeitwhereyouwentwithsimplevotes."

IntweetsonhisTwitteraccountTuesday,Trumpsaid,"TheElectoralCollegeisactuallygeniusinthatitbringsallstates,includingthesmallerones,intoplay.IftheelectionwerebasedontotalpopularvoteIwouldhavecampaignedinN.Y.,FloridaandCaliforniaandwonevenbiggerandmoreeasily."

ClintonandTrumpbothcontestedthelargesoutheasternstateofFlorida,whichTrumpwon,butneithercampaignedmuchinNewYorkorCalifornia,whereClinton'sdominanceaheadoftheelectionwasaforegoneconclusion.