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Obama names Mideast, South Asia envoys

 

Published 1/23/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

Obama picks George Mitchell as special envoy for Israel-Palestinian peace efforts and Richard Holbrooke for Pakistan and Afghanistan. > President Obama, emphasizing the use of vigorous diplomacy to settle seemingly intractable problems, named two Democratic heavyweights Thursday as administration envoys to two of the world's most troubled regions. (link)

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