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U.S. Diplomat Assassinated in Jordan

WAX2002102899-WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 28 (UPI)--Laurence Foley, an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID), center, receives an achievement award from U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, Edward Gnehm, right, and Toni Christiansen-Wagner, USAID-Jordan Mission Director in Amman, Jordon, Oct. 27, 2002. Foley was shot by an assassin outside his home in Amman, Monday, Oct. 28, 2002. jg/State Department Handout UPI

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