Funeral of Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova

President Announces Secretary Jackson to Lead U.S. Delegation to Attend Funeral of Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova

President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Pristina, Kosovo to attend the Funeral of His Excellency Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo, on January 26, 2006.

The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation are:

The Honorable Philip S. Goldberg, Chief of Mission, Kosovo

The Honorable Frank Wisner, Ambassador, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks

# # # For Immediate Release, Office of the Press Secretary, January 24, 2006

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