European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday August 1,1991 Kim Mitt confirmed As ambassador to Washington a the Senate on tuesday confirmed former democratic party chairman Robert s. Strauss As president Bush a ambassador to the soviet Union. A action in the full Senate on a voice vote came late in the Day after the Senate foreign relations committee voted to recommend confirmation of the 73-year-old former . Trade representative. Mean Whit Robert Kimmitt breezed through his Senate conf irritation hearing As Bush a Choice to become the ambassador to Germany. He underwent Only cursory questioning on his role in the Iran Contra affair and  policy toward Iraq before being confirmed by the full san a rate a a a �1 r a a among other appointments confirmed by the Senate were Charles Untermeyer to be associate director for broadcasting at the . Information Agency Charles Ltd. Bowers to be ambassador to Bolivia Morris d. Busby ambassador to Colombia Sally g. Cowal ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Luis Guinot jr., ambassador to Costa Rica Arthur Hughes ambassador to Yemen Christopher . Ross ambassador to Syria and Frank g. Wisner ambassador to the philippine. L a Strauss earlier told the foreign relations committee at his july 16 hearing that he shares the Bush administrations scepticism on Large scale government assistance Lotfie soviet Union. In taking the Post he will give up his Washington Law practice which paid him $4.5 million Over the past 18 months for a $115,300 annual salary As ambassador. Kimmitt 43, a West Point graduate and prot go of Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said he is looking Forward to being a participant in managing the .-German relationship a at a critical  a we face the major tasks of relocating our embassy to Berlin and drawing Down . Troop strength in a manner that maintains peace and Security a said the undersecretary of state for political affairs. He first appeared before the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on european affairs. Later in the Day the full committee on a voice vote Rebois mended that the Senate confirm Kim Mitt and the full body followed suit on a voice vote tuesday night. R Kimmitt  executive Secretary of the National Security Council when Oliver North and former Cia propaganda specialist Walter Raymond proposed a fundraising Campaign to promote the Reagan administrations Contra policy. Kimmitt passed the proposal along to the White House counsels office which rejected the idea of having chief executive officers of major corporations meet at the White House. The counsel reluctantly acquiesced to having potential donors meet off the White House premises. Sen. Joseph ,d-del., asked Kimmitt whether he recalled discussing that matter with North and he replied that he did  americans  Zgavc $10, million intended for the contras through the tax exempt National endowment for the preservation1 of Liberty that North promoted. At the state department Kimmitt  on a powerful inter Agency group called the deputies committee which recommended approving numerous requests for exports to Iraq of items with potential military application. The subcommittee did hot question him on that  of life Jane Franks left kisses her twin sister Elizabeth Kelley on tuesday Nas she recuperate from a kidney and pancreas transplant at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Franks also received a kidney from the Samc donor. The identical twins were diagnosed As having i a cts when they were 6. Assault trial of Kennedy Smith West Palm Beach Fla. A a judge wednesday postponed the sexual assault trial of William Kennedy Smith after a defense lawyer said it  necessary because of the recent flood of publicity Over claims of previous Smith attacks. A i will Confer with you later on a trial Date a judge May Lupo told attorneys. Smith had been scheduled to go on trial monday on charges he raped a 29-year-old Jupiter Fla., woman March 30 at the Kennedy family a Palm Beach estate. Lawyers for the 30-year-old Nephew of sen. Edward m. Kennedy had asked for a delay of at least three months. At the hearing wednesday defense attorney Roy Black told Lupo that a this latest raft of publicity has really worked to deny Simithis right to a fair trial. Last week prosecutor Moira Lasch released statements from three women who said Smith had raped or tried to rape them in the  had filed a motion arguing against a postponement of the trial and David Roth an attorney for the alleged victim said she a would strenuously object to any continuance in this  on tuesday Smiths attorneys filed a request for More details on the allegations and for medical and psychological backgrounds of the three women. After the trial  postponed Black withdrew his motion for a change of location for the trial but said he might refile it later. Cheney downplays homosexual Security risk by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington defense Secretary Dick Cheney said wednesday the military policy that considers homosexuals a Security risk is a a bit of an old chestnuts but gave no indication hell try to change the Pentagon stand. All branches of the military ban homosexuals contending they pose problems for discipline morale Trust among serv ice members and the ability to assign serv ice members to places where they often must live and work in close quarters with Little privacy. Rep. Barney Frank d-mass., questioned Cheney during an appearance before the House budget committee. Frank an acknowledged homosexual asked Cheney to explain How a homosexual can be a Security risk a and presumably a target for blackmail a if he or she is open about the sexual orientation. Cheney said head a inherited a policy that has been in the department now for Many years and that the policy  a based upon the proposition that a Gay lifestyle is incompatible with military  a there have been times in the past when its been generated on the notion that somehow there  a Security risk Inoh amp de although i must say that a a bit of an old Chestnut Quot he said. Cheney recently criticized the air Force for mishandling the Case of a Captain who a taken part in a Gay rights Parade several Days before he  scheduled to be discharged. The Captain received an honorable Dis charge Only after being questioned by Security officers about his lifestyle and possible breaches of Security. Franc praised Cheney for his a very constructive approach to the Issue saying he  administering a an uncivilized policy in a wholly civilized way.�?�. But Frank then admonished Chenev about the policy. A a you have distinguished yourself by undoing some of the inheritances that you be had and if All you can say in favor of something is that it is an inheritance maybe the time has come to take another look at it a Frank said. Last month the Pentagon in response to queries about its policy issued a Little noticed statement that said the department of defense had a no empirical data Quot supporting the notion a that Gays present a greater or lesser risk to the National Security than  a however if an individual with a Security clearance attempts to conceal information of potential Security significance that May tend to subject them to coercion or pressure regardless of whether it involves such matters of homosexuality adultery illegal drug use alcoholism or financial problems it becomes an Issue of possible concern from a Security standpoint a the statement said. The Pentagon said homosexuality a is not now and never has been a per be grounds for denial of a Security clearance a but it said homosexuality is a a relevant Factor in a determination of whether a person is reliable and trustworthy to the extent that he or she should be entrusted with classified