Farewell Ceremony for Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Well, this is really a bittersweet moment for me. David, could you manage to come up where you can be seen? (Laughter.) There we are. I think many of you now know that we are saying goodbye to David Welch as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. David is, simply put, one of the finest Foreign Service officers of...
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