Buh bye, John Bolton, hullo, Zalmay Khalilzad. Who? You know, the former US ambassador to Iraq. Bush is nominating him for the UN. I
Is this a good thing?
Is this a good thing?
WASHINGTON -- Zalmay Khalilzad, who was announced this week as leaving as U.S. ambassador to Iraq, is the leading prospect to replace John Bolton as envoy to the United Nations.
President Bush was reported by aides as looking for someone who approximates Bolton's combination of toughness and diplomatic skill and has tentatively decided on Khalilzad. A native of Afghanistan, he has served in government posts dating back to 1985 and is the highest-ranking Muslim in the Bush administration.
