Count one prospective candidate out of the race for attorney general: Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore said Monday that there is nothing to the rumors of her getting into the race to succeed Andrew Cuomo, should he decide to run for governor.

“I was just re-elected. I’m in the position I always wanted—I have the most important job in local government, and I’m not giving it up,” DiFiore said.

DiFiore said she has no interest in running for attorney general, open race or not, and that her mind was made up, despite the encouragement she has been receiving from some quarters.

“I know they would love to see me do that, but I have to be honest. People say, ‘Don’t tell them no. Keep them in denial,’” DiFiore said. “But no, no, no. I’m not interested.”

DiFiore ruled out the statewide run in conversation during the reception for new Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s induction ceremony at City College.

DiFiore was not the only rumored potential Cuomo successor in the audience, which also included Caroline Kennedy, Sen. Chuck Schumer, new Comptroller John Liu and new Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Denise O’Donnell, the governor’s deputy secretary for public safety, also attended, though she was more circumspect than DiFiore as to her plans for next year.

“Right now, I’m just doing my job, working hard,” O’Donnell said, when asked about making another run for the job she had sought in 2006, before dropping out following the Democratic convention that spring.

“I ran for the office once before and I feel very strongly about public safety here in New York,” she said. “I have a big job right now, and doing that job is really important, that’s for sure.”

Meanwhile, a large crowd of well-wishers greeted and posed for photos with Vance, who officially kicked off his new term as Manhattan district attorney—and the first transition in the office in more than a generation—with a short inaugural speech pledging commitment to what he called the “twin sides of justice,” safety and fairness.

“I used these two words, safety and fairness, more than any two others in my campaign, and I offer them to you again today,” Vance said, concluding his speech. “One without the other is simply unacceptable. Only by serving both can we ensure that New York remains a vibrant and peaceful home, and the safest and greatest city in the world.”

Vance also used the opportunity to pay tribute to legendary District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who sat toward the front, smiling through the applause and the praise from his chosen successor.

“Hard as it may be to believe, I am exactly the same age as Robert Morgenthau when he took office 35 years ago,” Vance said, looking at Morgenthau. “I do not know about being D.A. 35 years from now, but by 2045, I do know this: I want to feel half as good as you do, Bob, I want to think half as clearly as you do, and act half as boldly as you do today.”