THE PRESIDENT deeply regrets the failure of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to act favorably on the nomination of Ambassador Godley for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
White House Statement About the Failure To Confirm Ambassador G. McMurtrie Godley as an Assistant Secretary of State.
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