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| Bush to name Khalilzad for UN job | Bush to name Khalilzad for UN job |
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| President George W Bush is to nominate current US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad as the next US envoy to the UN, the White House has confirmed. | President George W Bush is to nominate current US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad as the next US envoy to the UN, the White House has confirmed. |
| The announcement is expected on Monday. Mr Khalilzad will succeed John Bolton, who stepped down last year after the Democrats refused to back him. | The announcement is expected on Monday. Mr Khalilzad will succeed John Bolton, who stepped down last year after the Democrats refused to back him. |
| The White House also said Mr Bush would unveil his new approach for Iraq on Wednesday (0200 GMT on Thursday). | The White House also said Mr Bush would unveil his new approach for Iraq on Wednesday (0200 GMT on Thursday). |
| Reports suggest he will commit to sending in thousands more soldiers. | Reports suggest he will commit to sending in thousands more soldiers. |
| Mr Khalilzad, 55, has worked under two previous Republican presidents - George Bush Snr and Ronald Reagan - and is one of the highest-ranking Muslims in the current government. | |
| The Afghan-born diplomat took over his Iraq role in mid-2005 after spending 18 months as ambassador to Afghanistan. | |
| His expected appointment at the UN comes as President Bush prepares to announce a new strategy for Iraq. | |
| White House officials confirmed the president would be "addressing the nation" on Wednesday on plan for "a way forward in Iraq and the global war on terror". |