Senate Backs Walters as Ambassador to U.N.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Vernon A. Walters to succeed Jeane J. Kirkpatrick as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by voice vote and without debate.
Since 1981 Walters, 68, has served the Reagan Administration as ambassador-at-large, visiting more than 100 countries on diplomatic missions that often were cloaked in secrecy. He speaks eight languages and has served as an interpreter for four presidents.
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