Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger still has two years left in his term, but the former actor already appears to be preparing for his next role – likely on the world stage. In January, he will address the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland. That event follows an international summit on reducing greenhouse gas emissions he convened earlier this month in Beverly Hills reports the Daily News.

Schwarzenegger also has been asked repeatedly whether he would entertain a position if offered one by President-elect Barack Obama, most likely focused on alternative energy or other environmental initiatives. He’s been coy in some of his answers, but has said he will remain in office until the end of his term in January 2011.

With his governorship entering its final years and his ability to attract the spotlight intact, the question is arising more frequently: What will Arnold do?

Will he share the stage with Al Gore as a global environmental crusader, promote green technology for an Obama administration, run for the U.S. Senate? Or might he pursue political reform on a broader scale, as he has hinted in appearances with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who shares Schwarzenegger’s independent streak?

Any of the options that would give him a larger platform undoubtedly would be more appealing than dealing with the gridlock inside California’s Capitol. The partisan finger-wagging has kept him wrapped up in negotiations over California’s faltering state finances for much of the last two years, and his approval ratings have followed the decline in the state’s economic fortunes.

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