Bush names career diplomat to be top U.S. civilian in Iraq.

Washington Post ^ | 5/6/03

[areafiftyone]

WASHINGTON - Bush names career diplomat to be top U.S. civilian in Iraq.

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[areafiftyone]

From Reuters

President Bush is expected on Tuesday to name former State Department counterterrorism chief L. Paul Bremer as the top civil administrator for Iraq, supplanting Jay Garner, a U.S. official said.

Bush was to make the announcement at an afternoon meeting with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the official said. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Bush would make a personnel announcement at the meeting but declined to confirm Bremer's selection.

Bremer is to assume his duties from Garner, a retired Army general initially put in charge of rebuilding Iraq after U.S. forces ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Bremer, who will outrank Garner, will oversee U.S. efforts to create a democratic government in Iraq and restructure the country's economy.

Bremer is chairman of the Crisis Consulting Practice of Marsh Inc., an operating company of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. The Crisis Consulting Practice provides services to companies to assist them in dealing with crises including natural disasters, workplace violence and terrorism.

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan appointed Bremer the State Department's ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism, making him responsible for U.S. policies to combat terrorism. He was top adviser to the president and secretary of state on that issue for the next three years.

He has also worked for Kissinger Associates, a consulting firm headed by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that he joined in 1989 following a 23-year career in the diplomatic service.

Separately, Fleischer said he could not confirm a New York Times report on Tuesday that a son and a close aide to Saddam took at least $1 billion in cash from Iraq's central bank hours before the war started.

Fleischer said the United States would try to recover any money taken from the country and had effective systems in place to do so.

[GraniteStateConservative]

This is old news.

[areafiftyone]

How old? This was in breaking news just a few minutes ago!

[OldFriend]

Just this announced less than one hour ago. Much appreciate the background on Bremer. Nice to know that really really bright people want to serve their country under this President.

[areafiftyone]

Thanks! WHEW - for a minute I thought I was posting news from yesterday or this morning!

[areafiftyone]

Looks like Bush chose a good person for this position!

[Piranha]

From an editorial in the Guardian (U.K. newspaper):

"Ex-Reagan aide to head civilian administration

"Paul Bremer, a former US diplomat and terrorism expert will be made Iraq's civilian administrator, it was reported yesterday. The appointment is being seen in Washington as a victory for the secretary of state, Colin Powell, in his battle with the Pentagon for control over Iraq's future. ...

"The appointment is being seen in Washington as a victory for the secretary of state, Colin Powell, in his battle with the Pentagon for control over Iraq's future....

"Gen Garner, a personal friend of defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, is a controversial figure because of his links to the arms industry and his public statements in support of Ariel Sharon's government in Israel. ..."

I hope there's more to it than that.

[spaceman spiff]

I can relate the views of one of Garner's team members 'on site.' He thinks this means Garner was 'fired.' He is NOT happy about it.

[OldFriend]

Garner and Bremer have two entirely different missions. Both are needed. The media can spin spin spin all it wants. The truth is obvious....nothing happens without the President's imprimatur. Absolutely NOTHING!

[Guillermo]

Brenner knows someone who knows someone who knows the CEO of Bechtel.

This is obviously a conspiracy !

[deport]

Bremer was appointed Iraq’s civil administrator with larger authority than Garner

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Bremer Headed to Iraq to Lead Reconstruction
FOX News - 35 minutes ago
... civilian boss. Career diplomat L. Paul Bremer will now lead efforts
to rebuild the war-torn nation, supervising Lt. Gen. Jay Garner ...
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       Boston Globe

Bush Names Paul Bremer As Iraq's Top Civil Administrator
Voice of America - 41 minutes ago
US President George W. Bush has named a veteran American diplomat,
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Carolina Morning News, SC - 15 hours ago
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Toronto Star, Canada - 6 hours ago
... Garner also said he expects the newly appointed L. Paul Bremer, a long-time US
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Garner says visits Basra, announces major Iraqi faction heads to ...
Deutsche Welle, Germany - 22 hours ago
... He added that he expected Paul Bremer, recently appointed by Washington
as Iraq's new civil administrator, to arrive by next week.
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       Council of 9 Iraqis to lead interim government - Indian Express
       Iraqi leadership expected mid-May - BBC
       San Francisco Examiner

Bremer gets job on strength of contacts
The Times, UK - May 2, 2003
PAUL BREMER, a career diplomat whom President Bush is expected to appoint next week
as Iraq’s senior civilian administrator, has earned one of the world’s ...

Bremer's the right man for civil administrator job
Straits Times, Singapore - May 2, 2003
WASHINGTON - It will not be easy rebuilding Iraq essentially from scratch, but
even some of his detractors say Mr L. Paul Bremer is a wise choice to take ...

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ABC News - 14 minutes ago
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[GraniteStateConservative]

It was April 30th, actually.

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[RedBloodedAmerican]

U.S. chief in Iraq replaced

[george wythe]

Brenner knows someone who knows someone who knows the CEO of Bechtel.

Wow!

Not a an auspicious start for the US administration in Iraq.