Clinton Names McGovern to U.N. Post in Rome
<i> Associated Press</i>
BALTIMORE — President Clinton carved out an ambassadorial job in Rome for former Sen. George S. McGovern (D-S.D.), who was a 1972 Democratic presidential candidate.
Clinton nominated McGovern as U.S. representative to the United Nations for food and agriculture, with the rank of ambassador. In the Rome-based post, McGovern would represent the United States in the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
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