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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S8077 on July 23, 2001.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate July 23, 2001:
department of state
Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Angola.
Patricia de Stacy Harrison, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs), vice William B. Bader.