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No Clear Favorite for Bremer Replacement in Iraq
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 31, 2004 04:55pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 31, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | No Clear Favorite for Bremer Replacement in Iraq
The New York Times
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It is described as the most challenging diplomatic assignment in the world, and the toughest to fill. Three months before sovereignty is restored in Iraq, the Bush administration is still looking for an ambassador to replace L. Paul Bremer III as the chief American political presence in Baghdad. With at least 3,000 employees, the new ambassador will run the United States' largest and most complex embassy.
Among the names being discussed within the administration are Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz; retired Gen. George A. Joulwan, a former NATO commander; Robert Blackwill, a former ambassador to India who now directs Iraq policy at the White House; and two veteran diplomats, Thomas R. Pickering and Frank G. Wisner. The selection process has been complicated by squabbling between Mr. Bremer, who reports to the president through the Pentagon, and the State Department, to which the ambassador will report July 1.
Some officials say they think Mr. Bush should try to appoint a high-profile political figure to the ambassadorship, much as President Kennedy did in 1963 when the Vietnam War started to escalate and he wanted to insulate himself from criticism from Republicans. President Kennedy's surprising choice was former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican), whom Kennedy had beaten for the Senate in 1952 and who ran for vice president with Richard M. Nixon in 1960.
If Mr. Bush were to go that route, it is not clear whom he would choose. Few in the administration can think of a Democrat with whom he might feel comfortable, or who would be willing to take the job, unless it were Senator Zell Miller, a former Georgia governor who has endorsed Mr. Bush for re-election. Other names being discussed are former senators like Howard Baker, now ambassador to Japan or Bob Dole. |
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