BUSH NOMINATES NEW AMBASSADOR TO GEORGIA
Armenpress
TBILISI, MAY 18, ARMENPRESS: U.S. President George W. Bush nominated
John F. Tefft as new Ambassador to Georgia, the U.S. President’s
Press Secretary’s Office reported on May 17. John F. Tefft, of
Virginia, currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
European and Eurasian Affairs at the Department of State. Ambassador
Tefft previously served as the International Affairs Advisor at the
National War College. Earlier in his career, he served as Ambassador
to Lithuania. The term of office of outgoing Ambassador Richard Miles,
who serves in Georgia since April 2002, has already expired