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U.S. envoy Jones set for promotion in State Dept. shuffle By Barak Ravid U.S. Ambassador to Israel Richard H. Jones is the leading candidate for the position of U.S. ambassador to Moscow, Israeli government officials said yesterday. They said they did not know if Jones, who has previously served as U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan and speaks Russian, would be leaving his post before his term here ends this summer. Advertisement According to the Israeli officials, the American diplomat with the best chance of being posted to Tel Aviv after Jones leaves is Robert Danin, who is responsible for Israel, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon in his position as deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs. Jones' predicted transfer would be part of the fallout from an announcement by Nicholas Burns that he has decided to resign from his position as under secretary of state for political affairs. He is due to be replaced by U.S. Ambassador to Russia William Burns, who previously served as assistant secretary in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Message from space A newly-launched Israeli spy satellite sends Iran a very clear message. Gravediggers' plight Even getting buried in the Gaza Strip has gotten more complicated these days.

Today Online Day after Gaza blackout, PM says 'Gazans can walk' Responses: 388 Poll: Only 16% of Israelis back Diaspora input on fate of J'lem Responses: 53 Source: Israel won't free two-thirds of prisoners demanded by Hamas Responses: 31 Israel launches new satellite bolstering ability to spy on Iran Responses: 58 Gideon Levy: The mass killing in Gaza is just hurting both sides Responses: 86 More Headlines 22:49 Israel okays one-time delivery of fuel and medicine to Gaza 23:47 Official: East J'lem construction tenders now need Olmert's okay 21:37 Barak calls for more pressure on Gaza Strip to stop rocket attacks 22:01 U.S. immigrant beaten up in 'pogrom' by ultra-Orthodox gang 02:23 Top German officials slam Austrian trade ties to Iran 23:52 N.Y. Jews commemorate Martin Luther King Day with dozens of events 23:58 Dalia Rabin backtracks in row with academic over speech in Arabic 17:55 Ministers to inquiry: Olmert to blame for late Lebanon war push 16:37 Lebanon newspaper says it has photos of IDF soldiers' remains 18:26 Court orders release of elderly suspect in botched suicide pact with his wife Previous Editions Select Day 21 jan 20 jan 18 jan 17 jan 16 jan 15 jan 14 jan 13 jan 11 jan 10 jan 09 jan 08 jan

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