[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 8, 1992]
[Page 562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Nomination of Kenton Wesley Keith To Be United States Ambassador to 
Qatar

April 8, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate Kenton 
Wesley Keith, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar. He 
would succeed Mark Gregory Hambley.
    Since 1988 Mr. Keith has served as the Public Affairs Counselor at 
the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Prior to this, he served as a Senior 
Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France, 1985-88; 
Deputy Director of Near East and South Asia Area Office for the U.S. 
Information Agency in Washington, DC, 1983-85; and Deputy Public Affairs 
Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, 1980-83. From 1977 to 
1980, he served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the U.S. 
Information Agency.
    Mr. Keith received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of 
Kansas. He was born November 12, 1939, in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Keith 
served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. He is married, has two children, 
and resides in Cairo, Egypt.