30 June 2005

Milovanovic To Be Nominated U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia
Career foreign service officer currently serves in South Africa

The White House announced that President Bush intends to nominate Gillian A. Milovanovic, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, to be U.S. ambassador to Macedonia. The nomination was sent to the Senate for approval on June 28.

Following is the White House announcement:

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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
June 28, 2005

Personnel Announcement

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to serve in his administration:

The President intends to nominate Gillian A. Milovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Macedonia. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Milovanovic currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission in Pretoria, South Africa. She previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Stockholm, Sweden. Earlier in her career, Ms. Milovanovic was Director of the Office of Nordic and Baltic Affairs at the Department of State. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her master's degree from Temple University.

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