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Deep Poop being on vacation this month, we return to the facts, ma'am. Leading this month's news is Assistant Secretary of State Bradley Holmes, recently sworn in by Secretary of State James Baker as director of the Bureau of International Communications and Information Policy. No, folks this is no joke. Baker said that Bradley's task is to direct U.S. policy in helping countries, particularly developing nations, "exploit the potential of telecommunications as a powerful tool for economic growth." In acceptance remarks, Holmes said he welcomes the challenge. "We enter the decade of the nineties facing an exciting new era in international affairs in which telecommunications will play a key role." The nomination carries the rank of ambassador, and required Senate confirmation. Holmes had been chief of the Policy and Rules Division at the commission since 1986. After graduating from Dartmouth, he received his law degree from Georgetown. Congratulations, Ambassador Holmes!

Also in the news is Hoyt Zia, who was recently installed as the first president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Hoyt has been deeply involved in the formation of the new bar group for the past year. An associate said, "It took someone with the stature and vision of Hoyt to make this dream a reality. He is an unusual blend of sensitivity, hard work, and an impossible sense of humor." Hoyt and his wife, (also attorney) Leigh-Ann Miyasato live in San Francisco with their daughter Emily.

Financial Services Week reports that classmate Robin Derry, who has just been named American College's new professor of ethics, is "no ivory tower academician." Robin says that her role is "to provide some leadership and research to the insurance industry on the ethical dilemmas which face agents and companies right now." After getting herM.B.A. and Ph.D. in organizational behavior from U. Mass., Robin returned to Dartmouth as a Rockefeller Fellow at the Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics.

Wanda Irving also found her name in print. An article titled "One Person, Making a Difference" profiles Wanda, director of communications for the City of Portland's Department of Environmental Services. Wanda has been a leader in the drive to help black women, particularly younger black women, to break out of traditional roles and realize their own potential. Setting a good example, Wanda was elected this year to the 1990 edition of Who's Who Among American Women.

Responding to the call, December '89 MIA Don Drakeman writes, "As a religion major, I am particularly anxious to be saved from the "lost soul" category. So here is what I am doing: I am president ofMedarex, a biotech company that spun off from Dartmouth Medical School a couple of yearsago ago. We are working on therapeutics for AIDS, cancer, and everything else you don't want. It's a very exciting company, and any business development/investment banking/venture capital-type classmates are welcome to call. We're always looking for deals and money. My wife, Lisa, has been teaching at Princeton, and we have two daughters, 6 and 10. When not otherwise occupied, I write books and articles on church-state issues that have nothing to do with anything other than my post-Dartmouth education which included Colurtibia Law School and a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton. That's all I know."

This month we are seeking word on the following MIAs and POWs: Rick FriedlanderWarren KortzJohn KoltesMike PetersStu RolpheRichard ClarkJudy GeerAndrea Howard

Remember, behind every successful man is a woman who made it necessary (and vice versa)!

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