Monday, June 28, 2004
Change in plans going just as planned
On today's Morning Edition, Renee Montagne asked Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage,
Montagne : And when does Ambassador John Negroponte arrive, take up his duties? Today?
Armitage: Probably not today, we want a little space between Mr Bremer's departure because we want to make the point that John Negroponte is not Jerry Bremer II; that the former soverign, the CPA has gone away and John Negroponte will be the first ambassador from the United States to the new Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) John Negroponte, the new U.S. ambassador to Iraq, arrived in Baghdad Monday to take over political contact between Washington and the fledgling Iraqi interim government.
The former American envoy to the United Nations reached the Iraqi capital late Monday, hours after the handover of sovereignty to Iraq's new government.
L. Paul Bremer, the top civilian administrator of the U.S.-led occupation, flew from Baghdad about two hours after the handover ceremony.
// posted by Erik @ 6/28/2004 12:09:00 PM
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