William Wilson Dies
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William A. Wilson, the first American to serve as ambassador to the Vatican and a member of President Ronald Reagan's "kitchen cabinet" of advisers, has died. He was 95.
Wilson was among a group of about a dozen conservative, wealthy Los Angeles businessmen who became confidantes and advisers to Reagan, first as he sought to become governor of California, and later, president.
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Reagan first appointed Wilson as presidential envoy to Rome in 1981, when the United States did not have full diplomatic relations with the Vatican. In 1984, he appointed Wilson as the first ambassador, according to an obituary released by the family.
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Wilson is survived by two daughters, Hobbs, Los Angeles and Anna Marie Wilson of Sonora, Mexico, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
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