European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 203 Friday november 6,1992clinton faces immense Job essential continuity of foreign policy remains in place president elect says by John King a political writer president elect Bill Clinton said he would a focus like a laser beam Quot on the nations Economy As he assembles a White House team but told a a american a friends and foes alike that George Bush remains president until Jan. 20. A i want to reaffirm the essential continuity of american foreign policy and my desire to seek bipartisan support for our role in the world a he said in a thursday statement intended to reassure world leaders and . And global financial markets. A even As americans administrations change americans fundamental interests do not. The greatest mistake any adversary could make would be to doubt americans resolve during this period of transition a Clinton said with vice president elect a1 Gore at his Side. Earlier Clinton said he planned Calls to several world leaders to discuss foreign policy and the global Economy. A there is just an immense amount of work to be done a he said wednesday night after his first formal meeting with his transition team. The Arkansas governor called the session a mind boggling because of the number and Range of the decisions he faces As president elect. A i Haven to made a decision about what Cabinet members to name in which order a he said. Other aides said some key roles Likely would be filled by weeks end with a permanent transition director expected first. Clinton jogged through Little rocks Chilly streets at expanded daily coverage pages 2-5 and 14-16 first Light thursday and later visited the state Capitol for the first time in weeks hugging and shaking hands. But the president elect found the door to the governors office locked and embarrassed aides had to scramble to get the key. Clinton in an interview broadcast wednesday night on Abc to said the full weight of becoming president was a beginning to sink  a i have More responsibility now. I have a higher sense of obligation a he said of his personal transformation overnight from Small state governor to president elect of the worlds sole remaining superpower. As he picks a transition director a White House chief of staff and then the rest of his team Clinton said he would be guided As he was during the Campaign. A i am going to focus like a laser beam on this Economy and foreign policy will come into play in part As it affects the Economy a he said. Clinton said he had received congratulatory phone Calls from several world leaders As he slept following his tuesday election Victory. He did not identify them but said he hoped to Call Back thursday. A a in a anxious to have some conversations a he said. Meanwhile Clinton has said Little about How he wants his White House organized let alone whom he wants to fill key roles. Quot among those most mentioned to Lead the transition is los Angeles attorney Mickey Kantor the Clinton Campaign chairman. Other possibilities include Eli Segal a Massachusetts businessman who was the campaigns chief of staff or a member of his transition Board. That group includes several Clinton confidants Likely to play major roles in his administration former Urban league director Vernon Jordan mentioned As a possible pick for attorney general and several other posts former Vermont gov. Madeleine Kunin former Deputy Secretary of state Warren Christopher and former see Clinton on Page 2 Usa today Robert Deutsch Bill Clinton poses with his Mother Virginia Kelley at a neighbor s House wednesday in Little Kock , tears Greet Bush at the White House president Bush his wife Barbara vice president Dan Quayle and assorted Bush grandchildren wave from the White House on wednesday. By Andrew j. Glass Cox news service Washington a Defeated president Bush returned to the White House on wednesday voicing Hopes that history would be Kinder to him than the voters were. A a it a been a wonderful four years and nobody can take that away from any of us a the president said after flying Back from Houston. He spoke briefly on the South Lawn to about 1,000 invited staff aides Campaign workers and Well wishers. A a let a finish this Job with style a he urged. After crossing the Lawn As a Light drizzle fell Bush also called on his partisans to Back the a new president and give him every Chance to Lead this country into greater  a i think we be really contributed something to the country a the president added. A and maybe history will record it that  a we love you George a the crowd chanted. They waved Small american flags and cheered their Leader held up their children and snapped pictures. But Here and there they stood mute As if in Shock letting the tears flow onto their Cheeks. Jill r. Wilkinson a Campaign Volunteer sobbed softly on the shoulder of see Bush on Page 2