World IN BRIEF : SOVIET UNION : New Ambassador to U.S. Appointed
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Viktor G. Komplektov, 59, a veteran diplomat with a reputation for being a conservative, has been appointed Soviet ambassador to Washington, Tass news agency said. Komplektov replaces Alexander A. Bessmertnykh, who became foreign minister in January after Eduard A. Shevardnadze resigned.
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