*EPF223 05/13/2003
Text: Bush To Nominate Greta Morris Ambassador to Marshall Islands
(White House May 12 press release) (190)

The White House announced May 12 that President Bush intends to nominate Greta N. Morris as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Following is the text of the press release:

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

May 12, 2003

The President intends to nominate Greta N. Morris of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Ms. Morris currently serves as Counselor for Public Diplomacy at the American Embassy in Indonesia. Prior to her assignment in Jakarta, Ms. Morris served as Deputy Director for Public Diplomacy in the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Her other overseas assignments include service as Public Affairs Officer in Kampala after the end of the civil war in Uganda, and as Information Center Director and Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer in Nairobi. Ms. Morris is a graduate of the University of Redlands and received a master's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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