But she was told this spring that the Bush Administration thought a general statement of support would be enough.
On Wednesday, the company's board issued a statement of support and today his contract was renewed for five years.
Fifty-eight former world leaders have also signed a statement of support.
Some still believe his days are numbered, despite a formal statement of support from the company's chairman today.
The next day, President Bush weighed in with a statement of support.
But such statements of support have done little to put a stop to bitter exchanges in the public press.
It is an important statement of support in a difficult financial context.
This is very clear in my statement of support for the measures announced.
It is not even the statements of support from politicians.
He also said the city had never intended for its original certification letter to be taken as a statement of support.