Tuesday, March 04, 2003

Official Hired to Improve U.S. Image Resigns
'Charlotte Beers, the former advertising executive who has been the Bush administration's point person in efforts to improve America's image among Muslims, is quitting her State Department job after 17 months of mixed reviews'

'Ms. Beers concentrated on ways to erase stereotypes about Americans that are widespread in Islamic countries. She acknowledged only last week that her mission has been daunting. "The gap between who we are and how we wish to be seen and how we are in fact seen is frighteningly wide," she testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.'

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