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JAMES D. BESSER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT

C

ould a diplomat with Jew-
ish roots become secretary
of state in a second Clinton
administration? That's the
buzz in Washington in the wake
of the departure of Richard Hol-
brooke from his post as assistant
secretary of state for European
and Canadian affairs. Mr.
Christopher is widely assumed
to want out after next January.
By retiring from State, Mr.
Holbrooke could be positioning
himself for a cabinet appointment
in 1997; secretaries are tradi-
tionally not chosen from the
ranks of current professional
diplomats.
Mr. Holbrooke, whose personal
diplomacy played a major role in
the negotiations in Dayton late
last year that ended the carnage
in Bosnia, could become the sec-
ond Jewish secretary of state.
(The first was Henry Kissinger.)
A recent New York Times Mag-
azine profile referred to his
"nascent sense of Jewish
identity."

During his State Department
tenure, Mr. Holbrooke has had
little involvement with Middle
East affairs. But next week, he
will be in Israel to accept the
Nahum Goldman award from the
World Jewish Congress "in recog-
nition of his public service and

Is he in line for
the cabinet?

humanitarian achievements."
President Bill Clinton was last
year's recipient. This year's
ceremony will include represen-
tatives of the Jewish commu-
nities of Bosnia, Serbia and
Croatia.
During his Israel jaunt, he will
meet with Prime Minister Shi-
mon Peres and President Ezer
Weizman — meetings that could
prove useful if he comes back as
boss of Foggy Bottom.

Buchanan Rejects
Troops On Golan

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Is Richard Holbrooke
The Next Kissinger?

WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE

Presidential candidate Pat
Buchanan — who referred to pro-
Israel forces in Washington as Is-
rael's "Amen Corner" during the
Gulf War, and called Capitol Hill
"Israel Occupied Territory" —
has won few friends in the pro-
Israel world.
Mr. Buchanan, whose ultra-
conservative backers believe he
will shock the political world in
New Hampshire next month, is-
sued a strong statement con-
demning the possible use of
American peacekeeping troops
on the Golan Heights as part of
any Syria-Israel peace treaty.
Speaking in New Hampshire,
Mr. Buchanan said that "Presi-
dent Clinton's pledge to put U.S. Pat Buchanan:
troops on the Golan Heights — Criticizes intervention.
to police any peace agreement be-
tween Syria and Israel — should
Defense Secretary William
be immediately repudiated by
Perry
pledged that American
the Republican Congress."
That was consistent with troops would be available if •
Buchanan's criticism of other Syrian and Israel requested
American interventions in places them.
That did not represent a de-
like Bosnia, Haiti and Somalia.
"None of these commitments parture from longstanding Amer-
was, or is, remotely vital to U.S. ican policy, but it was enough to
provoke an outburst of opposition
interests," the candidate said.
He called on GOP frontrunner from groups that fear any treaty
Sen. Bob Dole, the Senate involving the return of the
Majority Leader, to rally his Heights to Syrian control --
colleagues against the much groups that now have something
in common with Pat Buchanan.
discussed deployment.

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