The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

Ambassador at last.(James Hormel appointed to Luxembourg post)(Brief Article)

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) | July 6, 1999 | Copyright

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…

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