11.   Mohammed met Monday with Hugh Simon, acting head of the U.S. Mission here, to discuss the issue.

12.   The comments by Mikhail Delyagin, acting head of the Presidential Analytical Directorate, helped to allay concerns that the deficit could fuel inflation later this year.

13.   They were then sworn in by Migas, who was elected on Thursday and is acting head of state in the absence of a president.

14.   His deputy, General Anatoly Golovnev, is now acting head of the land forces.

15.   Albright is acting head of the Security Council.

16.   Anisim Uchitel, acting head of the town administration, went to negotiate with the teachers.

17.   The postponement was welcomed Wednesday by Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, acting head of the OSCE.

18.   Thierry Rommel, acting head of the European Commission delegation, denied that the Vatican had won the battle.

19.   Robert Koh, acting country head of Standard Chartered Bank, said banks should compete on the service and network they could provide customers.

20.   Tension rose Thursday, meanwhile, in KwaZulu-Natal after acting head of the KwaZulu Police Brigadier Cono Mzimela called off a graduation ceremony on instructions of Fivaz.