11.   Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Kamal Niaz said the government had not yet named an ambassador but another official would run the mission temporarily.

12.   A ministry spokeswoman later said no ambassadors have been named yet.

13.   A Romanian nationalist group has criticized the United States for naming an ambassador to Romania who is openly homosexual, calling his appointment an affront to Romanian traditional values.

14.   Also attending the conference is the former secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity, Salim Ahmed Salim, named water ambassador for Africa.

15.   Although Ocampo named the ambassador, the legal implications of naming him in print were not known because of his diplomatic immunity from prosecution.

16.   Despite the normalization of relations, Vietnam has put off naming its ambassador to Washington until the United States decided finally on its own envoy.

17.   Dorodjatun named ambassador to U.S.

18.   Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said the governments will formally name ambassadors next week.

19.   Honduras named new ambassadors to El Salvador, Colombia and Italy on Tuesday.

20.   Iraq has named new ambassadors to Turkey, Morocco and Yemen following a major diplomatic reshuffle President Saddam Hussein ordered in June, Arab diplomats said Tuesday.