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To: Mondak who wrote (8956)	7/15/1998 11:42:00 AM
From: Terry Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11888

American International Petroleum Corporation Elects Ambassador Richard Murphy to Board of Directors NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- American International Petroleum Corporation (Nasdaq: AIPN - news) announced today the election of Ambassador Richard W. Murphy to its Board of Directors. Ambassador Murphy, who was Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian and Near Eastern affairs in the Reagan Administration, is currently a Senior Fellow for the Middle East at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York City. Nominated in 1986 by President Reagan to the rank of Career Ambassador, a rank restricted at any given time to five career diplomats, Mr. Murphy held various senior level appointments with the Foreign Service at the State Department, culminating in the position of Assistant Secretary of State from 1983 to 1989. From 1971-1983 he held successive appointments as Ambassador to Mauritania, Syria, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia. ''We are very pleased with Ambassador Murphy's decision to join our Board,'' said Company Chairman, Dr. George N. Faris. He added, ''With his knowledge and strong background in international trade, political issues and diplomacy, Ambassador Murphy will provide important insights as American International Petroleum expands into global markets.'' Ambassador Murphy holds a B.A. from Harvard College and A.B. from Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is a frequent commentator for National Public Radio, CNN and BBC, and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, International Herald Tribune and Christian Science Monitor. American International Petroleum Corporation is a diversified petroleum company which through various, wholly-owned subsidiaries is involved in oil and gas exploration and development in the Republic of Kazakstan and Russia, and refining and marketing operations in the United States. SOURCE: American International Petroleum Corporation