Moseley-Braun Tapped As Ambassador

Sat., Oct. 9, 1999

President Clinton has nominated former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun as ambassador to New Zealand.

Moseley-Braun, an Illinois Democrat who was the first black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, had been under discussion for months as a potential nominee. The nomination, announced Friday, requires Senate confirmation.

Moseley-Braun she said last month that she was thrilled at the prospect. She did not return phone messages on Friday.

The White House first raised the ambassadorship with her in December, shortly after she lost her bid for re-election.Since leaving office, she has spent time on the lecture circuit and worked part-time for the Clinton administration’s push to use more federal dollars to rebuild public school buildings. The $56-an-hour job for the Education Department involves giving speeches to boost the effort.

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