THE WHITE HOUSE: President Clinton names Jimmy J. Ko Kolker as U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 July 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- President Clinton names Jimmy J. Kolker as U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:010799 The President announced today his intent to nominate Jimmy J. Kolker to be U.S. Ambassador to the West African Republic of Burkina Faso.

Mr. Jimmy Kolker of St. Louis, Missouri, is a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor. He has served in a variety of political reporting and management jobs during his 22 years in the Foreign Service. Mr. Kolker has been Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark since l996. Prior overseas assignments have been at American Embassies in Gaborone, Botswana; London, England;...