] The following is a copy of Mary (Ann) Wrights letter ] of resignation to Secretary of State Colin Powell. ] Wright was most recently the deputy chief of mission ] at the U.S. embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She ] helped open the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, ] in January 2002. More background on Wright: ] I have been a diplomat for fifteen years and the Deputy ] Chief of Mission in our Embassies in Sierra Leone, ] Micronesia, Afghanistan (briefly) and Mongolia. I have ] also had assignments in Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, ] Grenada and Nicaragua. I received the State Department's ] Award for Heroism as Charge dAffaires during the ] evacuation of Sierra Leone in 1997. I was 26 years in ] the US Army/Army Reserves and participated in civil ] reconstruction projects after military operations in ] Grenada, Panama and Somalia. I attained the rank of ] Colonel during my military service. Key Points: ] I disagree with the Administrations policies on Iraq ] I disagree with the Administrations lack of effort in ] resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ] I disagree with the Administrations lack of policy ] on North Korea ] I disagree with the Administrations policies on ] Unnecessary Curtailment of Rights in America More high level resignations... |