Gambia-L:

The e-mail below is a response (to my letter) from the Office of the US
Secretary of State.

Ebrima Ceesay,
Birmingham, UK.

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>From:
>Office.of.Public.and.Intergovernmental.Liaison[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Subject: Thanks for your email.
>Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:40:47 -0600
>
>Thanks for writing to Secretary Powell via email. The Secretary receives
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>the Secretary, the State Department's public information officers in the
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>For more information, please contact the Bureau of Public Affairs at:
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