His co-chairing in 2004 of an independenttaskforce on Iran, which recommended engagement rather than confrontation, has tipped his hand on a key issue.
As an independenttaskforce, our role was to recommend changes to national and international tax rules to take better account of value creation by digital firms.
The report recommends the establishment of an "independent national taskforce" with a strong mandate and the resources to implement a religious tolerance and freedoms strategy for the country.