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Thursday, July 2, 2015

State Department appoints new envoy to help close Guantanamo

State Department appoints new envoy to help close Guantanamo
By Taylor Brailey on Jul 01, 2015 10:35 am
[JURIST] US Secretary of State John Kerry [official profile] on Tuesday appointed [press release] Lee Wolowsky [professional profile] the new envoy to lead the Obama administration's efforts to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST backgrounder]. Wolowsky is a former National Security Council director under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations and current partner at a law firm. Kerry anticipates that by engaging and consulting with US agencies, Congressional committees, and international allies: Lee will lead [the...   +read more

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