(01.12.2011)

The mayor, who dismissed reports earlier this year of plans to run for President of the United States, also said he prefers City Hall to the White House.

Referring to the U.S. Department of State, located in the Foggy Bottom neighbourhood of Washington, DC, he added: ‚I have my own state department, to Foggy Bottom‘s annoyance. We have the UN in New York, so we have entrée into the diplomatic world that Washington does not have.‘

‚I don‘t listen to Washington very much, which is something they‘re not thrilled about.‘