NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
Times Wire Reports
The Obama administration plans to appoint veteran diplomat Daniel Fried as special envoy to oversee the closure of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention camp, two senior U.S. officials told the Associated Press. Fried currently is assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs.
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