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“WITHDRAWALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S11527 on Oct. 5, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WITHDRAWALS
Executive messages transmitted by the President to the Senate on October 5, 1998, withdrawing from further Senate consideration the following nominations:
Department of Transportation
Gus A. Owen, of California, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2002
(Reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on February 2, 1998.
Department of State
Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic, which was sent to the Senate on April 28, 1998.
