Estonian-American ready to come home in style

  • 1998-07-23
  • Rebecca Santana
TALLINN – Melissa Wells is one step closer to becoming one of many Estonian-Americans to return to her homeland. But if this career diplomat returns, she'll be doing it in high style as the next United States Ambassador to Estonia. Wells testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee July 16 after being nominated for the post by President Bill Clinton in June.Wells was born in Tallinn in 1932 and during her confirmation hearing, she described her feelings about returning to her birthplace. "Estonia was a free and independent country when I was born there. So to return to a once aga...
 
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