Appointment of Elie Wiesel to United States Holocaust Memorial Council by President William J. Clinton

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Appointment of Elie Wiesel to United States Holocaust Memorial Council by President William J. Clinton

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February 21, 1996

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Clinton, William Jefferson
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Wiesel, Elie

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This document is an official letter of patent issued by William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States of America. It formally appoints Elie Wiesel, residing in New York, as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The appointment is for a term expiring on January 15, 2001, granting Mr. Wiesel all the powers, privileges, and emoluments associated with the office, subject to conditions prescribed by law. The document, signed by President Clinton, was issued in the City of Washington on the twenty-first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six, which also marks the two hundred and twentieth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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