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U.S. ambassador to attend A-bomb ceremony in Hiroshima

"US Ambassador to Japan John Roos will represent the United States at the Aug. 6 Hiroshima Peace Memorial to express respect for all of the victims of World War II,," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley was quoted as saying at a press conference.

"We thought it was the right thing to do," he said in response to a question as to the decision to send a U.S. representative to the event has any special meaning.


Posted by: Angomble Sholuting8105 2010-07-29
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