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Durbin Statement Regarding the Recess Appointment of John Bolton as U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Date: Aug. 1, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs


DURBIN STATEMENT REGARDING THE RECESS APPOINTMENT OF JOHN BOLTON AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS

The Senate's Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today issued the following statement about the recess appointment of John Bolton to be permanent U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations:

"Today's recess appointment of John Bolton as United States Ambassador to the United Nations is a lost opportunity for this administration to regain American leadership at the U.N."

"The President has taken the decision as to who will be U.N. Ambassador out of the Senate's hands. Let us hope that Mr. Bolton rises to the occasion, works in a sincere way to restore our credibility in the world and fully engages in the hard work of representing our nation's interests in the United Nations."

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