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Debate in the State Department intensified after December 1998, when Michael Sheehan became counterterrorism coordinator. A onetime special forces officer, he had worked with Albright when she was ambassador to the United Nations and had served on the NSC staff with Clarke.
Debate in the State Department intensified, when Michael Sheehan became counterterrorism coordinator. He had worked with Albright when she was ambassador to the United Nations and had served on the NSC.