21.   He replaces William Burns, who has been appointed deputy assistant of state for Near East affairs.

22.   Jake Siewert, deputy assistant to the president and deputy press secretary Robert Bell, special assistant to the president for national security affairs.

23.   The Egyptian delegation was led by Ahmad El Messiry, deputy assistant to the foreign minister for international cultural affairs.

24.   Huang and Doris Matsui, a deputy assistant to Clinton and the wife of California Democratic Representative Robert Matsui, helped create the strategy.

25.   Clinton also raised concerns about Mexico with Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama during lunch, said Bowman Cutter, deputy assistant to the president for economic policy.

26.   Clinton also raised concerns about Mexico with Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama during their meeting, said Bowman Cutter, deputy assistant to the president for economic policy.

27.   The delegation headed by Lee, who is deputy assistant US trade representative, has yet to respond to the Chinese invitation, with an answer required from Washington.