Katim, i agree that we should wait until Mr Macdonald's nomination is confirmed by the Senate before sending him the petition. Once that is done, we can send it right away. I volunteer to collect the signatures if George Sarr or someone else more knowledgeable about the process will give me a few pointers. Jabou Joh In a message dated 7/4/2001 11:39:02 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Hi folks, I'd like to suggest that we postpone delivery of our petition to the Mr. Jackson McDonald, recently nominated by President Bush as the US Ambassador to The Gambia. As has been mentioned on this list, Mr. McDonald's nomination is yet to be confirmed by the Senate, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------