NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Ex-Envoy Glaspie to Teach for a Year
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
April Glaspie, the former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, will take a leave of absence for one year to teach at a university in the United States, the State Department said. Glaspie, 49, has been working on Persian Gulf matters at the State Department since leaving Iraq shortly before the invasion of Kuwait last August. A department official said that Glaspie will then return to her diplomatic duties.
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