|
|
Article: Ambassador at last.(James Hormel appointed to Luxembourg post)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- July 6, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 Regent Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Bit will James Hormel's appointment harm pro-gay legislation pending in Congress?
On gay rights at least, Bill Clinton may go down in history as the president who raised hopes he often couldn't fulfill. But when the White House on June 4 invoked a rarely used executive privilege to make multimillionaire philanthropist James C. Hormel the first openly gay envoy, the resilient president showed his determination to make reality meet his rhetoric.
"I'm afraid Clinton's epitaph on gay rights will be the gays-in-the-military debacle," said Amy Walter, an editor of the Cook Political Report, an insider's guide to Washington politics. "But the Hormel ...