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22 June 1998

TEXT: CLINTON NAMES NEWSOM ASSISTANT SECSTATE FOR POL/MIL

(If confirmed, will fill political-military affairs post) (230)
Washington -- President Clinton has named veteran foreign service
officer Eric D. Newsom to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Political-Military Affairs.
If confirmed by the Senate, Newsom will be responsible for supervision
of arms control, non-proliferation regional security and export
control policy matters.
Following is the White House text:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
June 19, 1998
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES ERIC D. NEWSOM AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS AT THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The President today announced his intent to nominate Eric D. Newsom to
be Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.
Mr. Eric D. Newsom, of Modesto, California, has served nearly 30 years
in the federal government, as a Foreign Service Officer and as a staff
member of the US Senate, and is currently at the State Department. Mr.
Newsom received a BA in History in 1965, and an MA in History in 1967,
from the University of California at Berkeley.
The Assistant Secretary of State assists the Secretary and the Under
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs in
discharging the Secretary's responsibilities for continuous
supervision and general direction of arms control, non-proliferation,
regional security, and export control policy matters.
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