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Dennis Ross’ appointment was finally announced today. This appeared as a “press release” on the State Department’s website late this afternoon: Appointment of Dennis Ross as Special Advisor for The Gulf and Southwest Asia Robert Wood Acting Department Spokesman Washington, DC February 23, 2009 ...
Appointment of Dennis Ross as Special Advisor for The Gulf and Southwest Asia
state.gov — The Secretary is pleased to announce the appointment of Dennis B. Ross to the position of Special... Advisor to the Secretary of State for The Gulf and Southwest Asia. This is a region in which America is fighting two wars and facing challenges of ... (more) Appointment of Dennis Ross as Special Advisor for The ...
Dennis Ross Gets His Appointment:  Fair Trade for Chas Freeman Who Will Chair Intel Council
Dennis Ross Gets His Appointment: Fair Trade for Chas Freeman Who Will Chair Intel Council
thewashingtonnote.com — Tonight, State Department Acting Spokesman Robert Wood issued a statement that Dennis Ross was now officially "Special... Advisor for The Gulf and Southwest Asia." This is amazing news given early world and rumor from quite solid sources that ... (more) Dennis Ross Gets His Appointment: Fair Trade for Chas ...
Dennis Ross appointed special U.S. advisor on Gulf | World
uk.reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. foreign policy veteran Dennis Ross has been appointed special advisor to Secretary of... State Hillary Clinton on the Gulf region, including Iran, and southwest Asia, the State Department announced on Monday. "This is a region ... (more) Dennis Ross appointed special U.S. advisor on ...
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Dennis Ross Gets His Appointment: Fair Trade for Chas Freeman Who Will Chair Intel Council
The Washington Note — ... a statement that Dennis Ross was now officially "Special Advisor for The Gulf and Southwest Asia." This is amazing news given early world and rumor from quite solid sources that Ambassador Ross, a very distinguished diplomat who promotes a hawkish posture on Iran, was going to be not only the President's special envoy to Iran but also basically a super envoy ranking above others for the entire Middle East region. Without going into deep detail, this came "undone". Zbigniew Brzezinski and I have both been suggesting that Ross, who ...

Dennis Ross A Fair Trade for Chas Freeman
TPMCafe — ... a statement that Dennis Ross was now officially "Special Advisor for The Gulf and Southwest Asia." This is amazing news given early world and rumor from quite solid sources that Ambassador Ross, a very distinguished diplomat who promotes a hawkish posture on Iran, was going to be not only the President's special envoy to Iran but also basically a super envoy ranking above others for the entire Middle East region. Without going into deep detail, this came "undone". Zbigniew Brzezinski and I have both been suggesting that Ross, who ...

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