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“WITHDRAWAL” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S8017 on July 10, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WITHDRAWAL
Executive message transmitted by the President to the Senate on July 10, 1998, withdrawing from further Senate consideration the following nomination:
Department of State
Mary Beth West, of the District of Columbia, A Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Space, which was sent to the Senate on February 24, 1998.
