Bush Picks Three for European Ambassadorships
President Bush has tapped former business partner Mercer Reynolds as ambassador to Switzerland and two prominent Republican supporters for the top diplomatic posts in Italy and France.
Bush intends to name California investment banker Rockwell A. Schnabel as ambassador to Italy and San Francisco banker Howard Leach ambassador to France, U.S. diplomatic officials said.
Reynolds and Bush were partners in owning the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Schnabel was a deputy Commerce secretary for former President George Bush.
Leach is an agricultural business investment banker and former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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