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A chief of mission (COM) (normally the ambassador) is the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic facility of the United States, including any individual assigned to be temporarily in charge of such a facility. The COM is the personal representative of the President to the country of accreditation. The COM is responsible for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all US Government executive branch employees in that country (except those under the command of a US area military commander). The security of the diplomatic post is the COM's direct responsibility. Also called COM. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As deputy chief of mission in Cairo in the late 1970s, Matthews played a role in Camp David negotiations among President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The The Deputy Chief of Mission from the American Embassy, Mr. Frederic Chenais, acting Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Tajikistan, opened a national conference on human trafficking in Dushanbe, arranged under the auspices of IOM and the Government, focussing on raising awareness about the ills of human trafficking. |
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