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Bush Appoints Special Envoy For MANPADS Threat Reduction

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Monday, January 28th, 2008

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President Bush last week appointed Lincoln Bloomfield as the State Department's Special Envoy for MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense System) Threat Reduction, giving him the lead role for the United States in its efforts to protect international aviation from shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. Bloomfield, who was also accorded the rank of Ambassador by the president, will also lead the interagency task force that is implementing the U.S. International Aviation Threat Reduction Plan. Bloomfield is president of Palmer Coates LLC and a former…

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