7 U.S. Ambassadors Confirmed by Senate
<i> United Press International</i>
WASHINGTON —
The Senate on Friday confirmed the nominations of U.S. ambassadors to seven nations, including Joseph Edward Lake, a career Foreign Service officer, as the envoy to Mongolia.
Lake was confirmed by voice vote and without debate, along with the six other ambassadors.
Also confirmed were David Passage, Botswana; Richard Wayne Bogosian, Chad; William Milam, Bangladesh; James Daniel Phillips, Congo; Roger Gran Harrison, Jordan, and William Bode, Marshall Islands.
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