ACCESSION 
NUMBER:344881

FILE ID:NEA306

DATE:05/11/94

TITLE:MARY ANN CASEY NAMED AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO TUNISIA (05/11/94)

TEXT:*NEA306   05/11/94

MARY ANN CASEY NAMED AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO TUNISIA

(Text: White House 5/11/94 announcement)  (280)

Washington -- President Clinton will nominate career foreign service officer

Mary Ann Casey to be the U.S. ambassador to Tunisia, the White House

announced on May 11.



Following is the text of the White House announcement:

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The president today announced his intention to nominate Mary Ann Casey, of

Colorado, as Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia.



"Mary Anne Casey's extensive foreign service experience will be a great

asset in her role as Ambassador to Tunisia," the president said.  I am

delighted to announce her nomination."



Ms. Casey is a career foreign service officer.  In 1991, she was appointed

as Ambassador to the Republic of Algeria.  Since joining the service in

1973, she has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Analysis in

the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1989-91) and as

the State Department's Director for North African Affairs (1987-89).  She

has also served as the Deputy Director for the State Department's Office

for Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq (1984-86).  Her other assignments in

the department include the Operations Center of the Executive Secretariat

(1976-77), the Policy Planning Staff (1977-78), and the Iraq Desk

(1978-80).  Ms. Casey's overseas experience has focused on North Africa,

where she served at the American Embassies in Tunisia (1981-84) and Morocco

(1974-76).



1orn November 11, 1949, in Boulder, Colorado, Ms. Casey holds a bachelor's

degree in international relations from the University of Colorado.  Her

foreign languages are French, Arabic and German.



Ms. Casey will succeed John Thomas McCarthy.

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