U.S. names new envoy

U.S. names new envoy

COLOGNE, Germany (DPA): Robert Gelbard, the American special
envoy for Bosnia, has been named the next U.S. ambassador to
Indonesia, the office of U.S. President Bill Clinton announced
Friday during the Group of Eight summit meeting in Cologne.

Gelbard, a career diplomat, was named special envoy to Bosnia
in 1997. His previous postings included chief of the U.S. State
Department's drug enforcement office from 1993-1997, deputy
director of Inter-American affairs from 1991-1993, and U.S.
ambassador to Bolivia, 1988-1991.