03/20/2005
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Mel Sembler is a successful business leader and an experienced diplomat."
"As the next U.S. Ambassador to Italy, he will strengthen the close relationship that the United States and Italy share."
"Today his idea is law, and today we rename those accounts for him."
"It is important to the national interest that up to $27 million be made available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs."