Sept. 15, 1997:
Conservatives opposed President Clinton's nomination of Weld as ambassador to Mexico.
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld (R) withdraws his nomination to become ambassador to Mexico, unable to get Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Jesse Helms to allow a confirmation hearing. Helms said Weld was not of "ambassador quality," citing Weld's support of the medical use of marijuana and giving needles to heroin addicts.
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