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News of Jan 6, 2007
Bush Names New Deputy Secretary of State

Washington, Jan 6
US President George W. Bush said he has nominated John Negroponte, who served as the US ambassador to Iraq and the United Nations, as deputy secretary of state.

If confirmed by the senate, Negroponte will become secretary of state Condoleezza Rice's deputy and will fill a post that has been vacant since June.

Negroponte, 67, has been serving as the national intelligence director, a position created by Bush to coordinate the work of all US intelligence agencies.

Negroponte, a career diplomat, served as US ambassador to the UN from 2001 to 2004 and as ambassador to Baghdad until March 2005.

Bush nominated Mike McConnell, a retired navy admiral and former director of the super secret National Security Agency, to replace Negroponte as director of national intelligence.

According to media reports, the current ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, will be named to replace John Bolton as US envoy to the UN. Khalilzad's post in Iraq will be filled by Ryan Crocker, the current ambassador to Pakistan, the Washington Post reported Friday.

Media reports also have said the Bush will replace his top general in Iraq with Lieutenant General David Patraeus, who has served on the ground in Iraq, and name Admiral William Fallon to take over for the outgoing chief of US Central Command, General John Abizaid. 

DPA  News of Jan 6, 2007  

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