The Nation - News from July 12, 1985
The Senate unanimously approved nominations of 24 officials to State Department posts, ending a monthlong “hold” imposed by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) and other conservatives. Four nominees remain in limbo pending votes next week. The bloc vote will allow several key nominees to take office, including Thomas Pickering as ambassador to Israel and Elliott W. Abrams as assistant secretary for inter-American affairs. The four who remain on hold are Richard R. Burt as ambassador to West Germany; Edwin Corr, El Salvador; John A. Ferch, Honduras; and Rozanne Ridgway as assistant secretary of state for European affairs.
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