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Khalilzad nominated for Iraq ambassador
Zalmay Khalilzad, a former White House official who has served as U.S. ambassador in his native Afghanistan, was named Tuesday to take over the post in Iraq.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced his selection at a State Department ceremony, where Khalilzad pledged to work to improve the lives of Iraqis through postwar reconstruction so the country "can stand on its own feet."
If confirmed by the Senate, Khalilzad would succeed John D. Negroponte as U.S. ambassador to Baghdad. President Bush has named Negroponte the U.S. intelligence chief, also subject to Senate approval.
Rice, praising Khalilzad, said that for over a year he has helped lead U.S. efforts to help millions of Afghan refugees return to their country and rebuild lives of freedom.
"Zal has certainly been effective," she said.
Khalilzad worked with Rice on Bush's national security council during the president's first term. |
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