RICE NAMES US ENVOY TO SOMALIA

[fagash_killer]

Appointment of Special Envoy for Somalia

Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Washington, DC
May 17, 2007

I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Ambassador John M. Yates as Special Envoy for Somalia. He will represent the United States with the Transitional Federal Institutions and other key Somali groups, as well as coordinate on Somalia with our regional and international partners.

The United States is committed to helping Somalis develop their national institutions and overcome the legacy of violence and disorder of the past. By supporting the people of Somalia in this effort, we are also contributing to the peace and stability of the Horn of Africa, and to the African continent as a whole.


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Released on May 17, 2007


Rice names US envoy to Somalia
Published: Thursday May 17, 2007

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced on Thursday the appointment of a special envoy to Somalia to help the country overcome a "legacy of violence and disorder."

The envoy, John Yates, a career diplomat and Africa expert who retired from the State Department in 2002, will represent the US government with new Somali institutions and with regional and international partners, Rice said in a statement.

"The United States is committed to helping Somalis develop their national institutions and overcome the legacy of violence and disorder of the past," Rice said.

"By supporting the people of Somalia in this effort, we are also contributing to the peace and stability of the Horn of Africa, and to the African continent as a whole."

An Ethiopian-Somali offensive last month ended weeks of clashes with Islamist-led insurgents that killed hundreds of civilians and forced tens of thousands to flee.

More than a dozen people have been killed and scores wounded in separate attacks since then, mainly by homemade bombs and grenades.

Somalia, a nation of 10 million, has been without an effective government since the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre sparked a bloody power struggle that has defied numerous attempts to restore stability.

[COSTA]

You still think your uncle Riyaale will be president

in mogadishu you have to deal with mooryaan not iidoor

can he karbaash mooryaan? i dont think so

[*jr]

So he's staff member of Kenya empassy:

"U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said May 17. Yates, who currently heads the Somalia unit from the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, will remain in Nairobi because Somalia is too dangerous for U.S. diplomats."

Here we go! A wirewolf (not to mention Wolfowitz) US is naming somone without a clue of foreing and economic policy issues in Africa...yet, he's named to tackle on. focking FUBUR!