31.   Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland, a Republican, would appoint his replacement.

32.   Gujral has not yet appointed a replacement for him, and has said he would adopt the annual budget that Chidambaram presented to Parliament in February.

33.   He is expected to retire as soon as Pope John Paul II appoints a replacement.

34.   He was ousted last Friday by a decree by President Boris Yeltsin, who ordered Nazdratenko to appoint a replacement.

35.   If Lieberman must resign his Senate seat, Rowland would appoint his replacement.

36.   If Lieberman becomes vice president, Republican Gov. John G. Rowland would appoint a replacement.

37.   Israeli media reports said Peres might take the unusual step of appointing a replacement from outside the agency.

38.   Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari, another reformist, is expected to appoint a replacement.

39.   It said a replacement will be appointed early in the new year.

40.   Officials said a special summit on the leadership will likely be held soon after the Berlin meeting to appoint a replacement.