(another fundraiser-ambassador)WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Wednesday that he will nominate Austinite Pam Willeford to be ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Willeford, a civic activist who is close to the president and first lady Laura Bush, must first travel to Washington for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She also needs approval from the full Senate, which rarely rejects ambassadors.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, praised the nomination of his longtime friend.
"Recognizing her outstanding record as a public servant, love for America and boundless energy, President Bush could not have chosen better than Pam Willeford," Cornyn said.
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Willeford, who could not be reached for comment, is chairwoman of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and president of Pico Drilling Co. Then-Gov. Bush appointed her to the state board in 1995, and four years later, she was co-chair of Bush's gubernatorial inauguration committee.
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