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US Appoints Envoy to Muslim World

Source: Al-Jazeera

The US state department has appointed its first special representative to Muslim communities to help carry out President Barack Obama's strategy of reaching out to the Muslim world.

The choice of Farah Pandith was disclosed in an internal memo to state department employees on Saturday.

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said Pandith would play a leading role in US efforts to "engage Muslims around the world" and to combat negative views of the United States abroad.

Clinton said Pandith, who was born in Indian-administered Kashmir, would bring years of experience to the role.

more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/06/200962742517747346.html

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