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US sends first envoy to fight Muslim misperceptions
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by imung satriani | March 10, 2008 at 09:18 pm
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The United States is seeking to dispel Muslim misperceptions about it by sending its first envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday.Sada Cumber, a Pakistani-born businessman from Texas, was named by President George W. Bush last week as special envoy to the 57-member OIC to promote understanding and dialogue with Muslim countries.
"This is the first time that a US president has made such an appointment to the OIC," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was quoted by AFP as telling ambassadors of OIC countries during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC.
"This appointment is one part of a much larger effort that our government has undertaken to increase our engagement with the Muslim community worldwide," Rice said.
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at 10:09 on March 11th, 2008
Hello Imung,
This is a great story you've brought to Now Public, however, I'd like to have seen you add a little reporting of your own.
While the Highlight tool is an excellent one, it's purpose is for you to take a paragraph or two from the original story, then fill the story out yourself in your own words, either from the original article, or by researching further relevant articles.
I'll tag this article and come back later to see if you've added anything to it, if so - I'm going to give it our "Good Stuff!" flag.
I'd hate to be Sada Cumber that's for sure. I think his only saving grace with Muslims, is that he was born in Pakistan and not here in the U.S. Perhaps a good choice by Bush.
~ Swan