The White House said Wednesday that Karen Hughes, undersecretary
of state for US public diplomacy and a long-time confidante of US
President George W. Bush, had decided to resign.
"I can confirm that Karen Hughes has decided that, after 12
years of government service, that she is going to go back to Texas
by the end of the year," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino
said.
Hughes was sworn in as undersecretary of state for public
diplomacy in September 2005 and her main mission is to try to
improve the negative image of the United States around the world
following the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Hughes was once counselor to President Bush in his early years
in the White House and is considered as Bush's long-time
confidante.
(Xinhua News Agency November 1, 2007)
