The peak of his career fell through the Clinton administration (1993-2001), when he served as an assistant to the president, the secretary of Staff (1993-1995), Deputy Chief of Staff (ie. The staff prezydeckiego), until his boss (1997-98). In early December of this year, Podesta was in turn appointed "special adviser" of President Obama.
Podesta is regarded as the highest posed a "lawyer" in the waged for years on the disclosure of what the US government and military knowledge of the UFO phenomenon. For organized in 2002. By journalist Leslie Kean meeting on the problem of unidentified objects, said: "It is time for the government to odtajnił numbering more than 25 years to documents and data provided by scientists to help determine the true nature of this phenomenon."
may be recalled that, according to the official position of any office or agency in the United States is not involved in collecting information about UFOs. This was confirmed in 2011. Phil Larson - Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the White House by sending the following answer to the question of civil unidentified objects: "The US government has no evidence for the existence of intelligent beings outside our planet, or that humanity contacted once with another race from outer space. " Colleagues and superiors tried Platforms ironic about his interest in ufology, presenting it as a fan of sci-fi and TV series "The X-Files." It is difficult to say whether by bringing together the government circles, Podesta has gained so far any information on the UFO phenomenon. It is possible that as a former astronaut, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, he has some "informal knowledge" that he wants to share, though certainly not in a period of political activism.
The Clinton when career flourished platforms, it was the other bottom-up trial disclosure to the public of what is known about the UFO phenomenon, and what is for some reason it is kept secret. The driving force behind this project was Laurance Rockefeller (1910-2004) - the investor and financier, who called "Initiative Committee. UFO disclosure by the Clinton administration." Although informed about its plans for the president, he was unable to accomplish much.
For enthusiasts of the UFO phenomenon, the value of what the United States - as a global military power - is aware of this phenomenon is crucial. Some commentators believe that Podesta - brother of the famous lobbyist Tony - can use their influence and convince President Obama to make that responded to the rumors circulating for years about hiding by the US government knowledge about UFOs. However, it seems that it will be difficult to change the existing status quo for decades ...
