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*"[http://www.usembassy.it/mission/amb/amb-bio-en.htm Mel Sembler U.S. Ambassador to Italy]", US [[Department of State]], accessed June 2004.
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'''Melvin Sembler''' is the Ambassador to Italy appointed by [[George W. Bush]], under accusation of "buying" his appointment. [http://thestraights.com/people/straight-officials/board/sembler/sembler-family-contributions.htm].
Sembler was appointed Ambassador to Australia and Nauru by [[George H.W. Bush]]in 1989. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/7043.htm] "Sembler is the former Financial Chair served as Finance Chairman for the [[Republican National Committee]] and a large contributor from 1997 to 2000. He also served as Florida's National Committeeman to [[the Republican]] campaigns, as well as a personal friend of both Bush and National Committee after his election in 1994 until 2000." [[Dick Cheneyhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/7043.htm]] families.
Sembler is CEO of [[Sembler Co.]], one of America's largest shopping mall chains, co-founder of [[Drug Free America Foundation]] (formerly Straight, Inc.). His wife, [[Betty Sembler]], currently heads the Foundation.
==External links==
===Biographical Note===
*U.S. Department of State, "[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/7043.htm Biography: Melvin Sembler, Ambassador, Italy Term of Appointment: 11/16/2001 to present]", January 8, 2002.
===General Articles===
*[http://www.thestraights.com theStraights dot.com]
*Wesley Fager, "[http://www.thestraights.com/melsembler/index.htm Unauthorized Biography of Ambassador Melvin Sembler]."
*"[http://www.webdiva.org/fox/ FOX News on Sembler and Straight]".
*Roland Flamini [http://www.wpherald.com/North_America/storyview.php?StoryID=20041213-060311-4177r "Analysis: New Bush term will have revamped diplomatic team',"] ''World Peace Herald'', December 13, 2004.
*John Gorenfeld, [http://media.orkut.com/articles/0145.html "His Own Private Abu Ghraib,"] ''orkut'', March 23, 2005.
*Al Kamen , "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5165-2005Mar3.html Narcissus Is Now Greek AND Roman] ", ''Washington Post'', March 3, 2005.[[Category:United States]]
