New effort to admit Iraqi refugees

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New effort to admit Iraqi refugees

Bush Administration to Name 2 Senior Officials to Improve Admission of Iraqi Refugees Into US

EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATTHEW LEE
AP News

Sep 18, 2007 20:48 EDT

The Bush administration will name two senior officials to straighten out its handling of Iraqi refugees in response to numerous complaints that Washington is failing to meet pledges to admit thousands who have fled the country.

The Homeland Security and State departments are to announce on Wednesday the appointments of Lori Scialabba, a top immigration official, and James Foley, a career diplomat, to the posts, officials at the two agencies told The Associated Press.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the appointments had not yet been made public.

Scialabba, who has more than 20 years of experience in immigration law, and Foley, a former ambassador to Haiti, will be responsible for coordinating and improving the admission of Iraqi refugees into the United States, a process that has been dogged by delays and vehement complaints from refugee advocacy groups.

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