
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 6, 1993                   TAG: 9310060130
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

CHIEFS OF STAFF CHOICE CONFIRMED BY SENATE

Army Gen. John Shalihashvili, President Clinton's choice to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday.

By voice vote and without dissent, the Senate approved the four-star general, who succeeds retired Gen. Colin Powell as the Joint Chiefs chairman. Powell stepped down last week.

Although Shalikashvili faced no congressional opposition, the Armed Services Committee decided not to act on the nomination until the White House chose his replacement as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. forces in Europe.

Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., the Armed Services chairman, cited the political turmoil in Russia and the continuing uncertainty in Bosnia as reasons to ensure a smooth hand-over of command authority within NATO.

The committee on Tuesday formally received the nomination of Army Gen. George Joulwan, the current commander of U.S. forces in Latin America, to succeed Shalikashvili.

- Associated Press

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