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President designates five persons as Personal Representative and Representatives to the ceremonies incident to the Tenth Anniversary of the Independence of Botswana and Lesotho [Position Appointments and Resignations]
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President designates five persons as Personal Representative and Representatives to the ceremonies incident to the Tenth Anniversary of the Independence of Botswana and Lesotho [Position Appointments and Resignations]
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Digitized from Box 31 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
SEPTEMBER 23, 1976
Office of the White House Press Secretary
NOTICE TO THE PRESS
The President today designated five persons as Personal Representative
and Representatives to the ceremonies incident to the Tenth Anniversary
of the independence of Botswana and Lesotho. They are:
Personal Representative with the rank of Special Ambassador to head the
United States Delegations to the two independence ceremonies.
William E. Schaufele, Jr., Assistant Secretary
of State for African Affairs.
Representatives with the rank of Special Ambassador to attend the ceremonies
at Gaborone.
Benjamin Franklin Marsh, of Toledo, Ohio,
partner with the law firm of Ritter, Boesel, Robinson
and Marsh.
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., of New York, New York,
Executive Director of the National Urban League.
Francesco J. Alberti, Jr., American Charge
d'Affaires ad interim at Gaborone.
Representative with the rank of Special Ambassador, to attend the ceremonies
at Maseru.
Birney A. St okes, Charge d'Affaires ad interim
at Maseru.
The celebrations will be held September 28 through September 30 at
Gaborone, Botswana, and from October 4 through October 6 at Maseru,
Lesotho.
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