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| | Senate panel approves Fort Smith native's nomination
Wednesday, Jun 23, 2004 By Alison Vekshin Stephens Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Anne Woods Patterson, a career diplomat and Fort Smith native, on Tuesday moved a step closer to confirmation to a top-level post at the United Nations. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved her nomination to become the deputy U.S. representative to the United Nations, the second-ranking U.S. ambassador to the international body. Patterson's was one of 25 nominations that the committee propelled to the full Senate for its consideration. Patterson testified before the Foreign Relations Committee last week during a confirmation hearing in which she drew praise and no tough questions. As the U.S. deputy representative, her responsibilities would include coordinating the work of the U.N. mission and overseeing almost 150 U.S. employees. In her 31-year diplomacy career, Patterson served as the U.S. ambassador to Colombia from 2000 to 2003 and ambassador to El Salvador from 1997 to 2000. Since last year, she has served as the State Department's deputy inspector general. If confirmed, Patterson would replace James Cunningham, who has held the post since 1999. He has been nominated to become U.S. representative to the Vienna office of the United Nations, and his nomination was approved along with Patterson's. The Senate committee also approved the nomination of former Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., Bush's choice to become the U.N. ambassador. He would replace John Negroponte, who has been appointed U.S. ambassador to Iraq. -- 30 -- |
