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27 February 1998

TEXT: GALLUCCI IS NEW U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NONPROLIFERATION

(To deal with missiles and weapons of mass destruction) (160)
Washington -- The State Department announced February 27 that Robert
L. Gallucci will succeed Frank G. Wisner as special envoy to deal with
concerns with respect to proliferation of missiles and weapons of mass
destruction.
Following is the State Department text:
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 27, 1998
STATEMENT BY JAMES P. RUBIN, SPOKESMAN
SPECIAL ENVOY ON NONPROLIFERATION
Robert L. Gallucci will succeed Frank G. Wisner as special envoy to
deal with concerns with respect to proliferation of missiles and
weapons of mass destruction.
Ambassador Gallucci served as Ambassador at Large until his retirement
in April 1996 when he took up his current position as Dean of the
School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Ambassador Wisner
retired from the Foreign Service in August 1997, and is Vice
Chairman-External Affairs of the American International Group, Inc.
(end text)