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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S6311 on June 14, 1996.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate June 14, 1996:
department of state
A. Vernon Weaver, of Arkansas, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
