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Hughes Tapped for Top Diplomatic Post

NPR | By Michele Kelemen
Published March 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Former White House adviser Karen Hughes is appointed as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, where she will be charged with remaking the United States' image abroad.

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A former NPR Moscow bureau chief, Michele Kelemen now covers the State Department. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs — from Morning Edition to All Things Considered.