Career diplomat tipped as U.S. envoy

Career diplomat tipped as U.S. envoy

UNITED STATES: B. Lynn Pascoe, a deputy assistant secretary of state, has been chosen as the next U.S. ambassador to Indonesia.

The announcement was made Friday in West Virginia, where President George W. Bush was on a campaign visit. The appointment requires Senate confirmation.

Pascoe's current role is at the European and Eurasian Affairs bureau at the State Department, specializing in the Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus and Central Asia.

He was previously chief of mission in Malaysia, and before that, director of the American Institute in Taiwan.

-- AP