Other names being mentioned most frequently included Sol M. Although the president reportedly had not made a decision by late yesterday, most informed speculation tended toward the idea that he will choose acting secretary of state Warren M. White House sources said last night that Carter will move quickly to name a successor, possibly as soon as a presidential news conference scheduled for 9 o'clock tonight. Vance, saying he had been unable to support President Carter's "difficult decision" on the unsuccessful attempt to rescue the American hostages in Iran, formally resigned as secretary of state yesterday.Īppearing before reporters at the State Department, Vance made public a letter of resignation he had sent to the president on April 21 - four days before the aborted mission that left eight American servicemen dead. Washington Post Staff Writer Staff writer Edward Walsh contributed to this article.
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