| 1 | He succeeded to the mayoralty. | |
| 2 | Succession planning becomes even more important in this environment. | |
| 3 | From a succession perspective they could not possibly identify a better candidate. | |
| 4 | And second, how explicit should it be to the outside world about its succession plans? | |
| 5 | Tonight we've invited their successors, as well as the UK consulate, which kept possession of items from the US consulate when we closed in 1950. |