Former U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Stuart Eizenstat and poet Maya Angelou are among the 10 people President Clinton appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council before he left office Saturday. Clinton also reappointed four people whose terms were set to expire, including Elie Wiesel.
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