The Latest: US condemns Mugabe role as 'goodwill ambassador'
GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's leader as "goodwill ambassador" for the World Health Organization (all times local):5 p.m.
The United States has joined in condemning the choice of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador" for the World Health Organization.
The world's oldest head of state has long faced U.S. sanctions over his government's human rights abuses, as well as criticism at home for going overseas for medical treatment.
The State Department says that "this appointment clearly contradicts the United Nations ideals of respect for human rights and human dignity."
The WHO's new leader, the first from Africa, announced the appointment of Mugabe earlier this week.___11:40 a.m.