What's His Problem?
NOMINATION PROCRASTINATION Despite Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jesse Helms' staunch disapproval, Carol Moseley-Braun has been confirmed for an ambassadorship, The bullish 78-year-old seems to have a problem with almost every nominee.
NOMINEE CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN
AMBASSADORSHIP New Zealand
HELMS' PROBLEM Moseley-Braun helped defeat Helms' plan to renew a design patent on an insignia that featured the Confederate flag
HOW LONG HE HELD THE PROCESS UP More than a month, then she won
[NOMINEE] JAMES HORMEL
[AMBASSADORSHIP] Luxembourg
[HELMS' PROBLEM] Hormel is gay
[HOW LONG HE HELD THE PROCESS UP] 21 months, then the Prez appointed Hormel during a Senate recess
[NOMINEE] J. BRIAN ATWOOD
[AMBASSADORSHIP] Brazil
[HELMS' PROBLEM] He accused Helms of "a negative abuse of power" that hindered U.S. foreign policy
[HOW LONG HE HELD THE PROCESS UP] Two months, then Atwood withdrew his nomination
[NOMINEE] WILLIAM WELD
[AMBASSADORSHIP] Mexico
[HELMS' PROBLEM] Weld's criticism of Helms; Weld's wife once donated $200 to a Helms opponent
[HOW LONG HE HELD THE PROCESS UP] Five months, then Clinton withdrew the nomination
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