09/23/2003
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"The expansion of freedom and democracy in the Asia-Pacific region is one of the great stories of our time."
"Our two nations have fought together in every major conflict of the past century."
"Vincent Obsitnik, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic."
"Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Reuben Jeffery III."