Vietnam ambassador choice is expected
The White House announced that President Bush intends to nominate
Raymond Burghardt to be the next ambassador to Vietnam.
Burghardt is a senior career foreign service officer and has served as
director of the American Institute of Taiwan in Taipei since 1999.
If confirmed by the Senate, he would succeed Douglas "Pete" Peterson.
Burghardt has served in a variety of other posts in Asia, including
principal officer in Shanghai from 1997 to 1999, deputy chief of mission
in Manila from 1993 to 1996 and deputy chief of mission in Seoul from
1990 to 1993.
The Los Angeles Times - August 23, 2001.
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