Maine: Peter Cianchette

Thu, 05/08/2008 - 17:32

The no-longer-pending Ambassador Cianchette

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=139|title=Peter Cianchette|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=249]Peter Cianchette was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica by the U.S. Department of State today.

When he was confirmed, Sen. Olympia Snowe was the first to release a statement. Today, Sen. Susan Collins got the first word:

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Tue, 04/29/2008 - 15:48

Cianchette confirmed

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Peter Cianchette was confirmed by the U.S. Senate today as U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica.

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Fri, 04/18/2008 - 19:53

This Week on PolitickerME.com

By Jennifer DePaul

Cianchette commits to free trade, reducing narcotic supply and re-learning Spanish in confirmation hearing for ambassador post

Beer tax rebellion in the making?

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Thu, 04/17/2008 - 01:28

Cianchette commits to free trade, reducing narcotic supply and re-learning Spanish in confirmation hearing for ambassador post

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=139|title=Peter Cianchette|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=249]If confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, Peter Cianchette said he will focus on strengthening trade between the country and the United States, and work with local law enforcement to combat drugs being grown in the Latin American country.

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Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:34

Cianchette hearing this afternoon

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The confirmation hearing for Peter Cianchette can be heard live by going to this site and clicking on the link.

Cianchette, Maine Republican National Committeeman, has been nominated by President Bush to be Ambassador to Costa Rica.

The confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin at 2:30, and Cianchette is fourth on the list.

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Mon, 04/14/2008 - 14:57

Memo to Cianchette: No need for LL Bean duds in the rainforest

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Peter Cianchette Wednesday.

Cianchette was nominated by President Bush in February to be Ambassador to Costa Rica. He is currently the Republican National Committeeman for the Republican Party.

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Wed, 02/13/2008 - 15:45

Cianchette nominated as ambassador to Costa Rica

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Peter Cianchette, National Committeeman for the Maine Republican Party and former candidate for governor, has been nominated as the U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica by President Bush.

Cianchette serves as a partner at CHK Capital Partners, a strategic planning firm.

Cianchette said Wednesday that he can't comment on the pending nomination until it has gone through the U.S. Senate.

Trey Bohn, a White House spokesman, said there is broad bipartisan support for Cianchette's nomination.

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Fri, 11/30/2007 - 13:51

With all the hype on NH, will presidential candidates forget about Maine? Party leaders say it’s too soon to tell.

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Six people gathered in an empty classroom at the University of Southern Maine Thursday night over brownies and ginger ale.

After meeting briefly to talk about the script, they separated into corners of the room and started making phone calls. Today they were inviting people to a women’s summit for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, and were also compiling a list of women willing to go publically on the record as supporting Clinton.

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