13 June 2022

Retired 4-Star General Resigns Over-The-Weekend with "A Heavy Heart"

Brookings, one of the most prestigious think thanks in the U.S., had initially hired Allen as a Senior Fellow before tapping him as president in late 2017 and paying him more than $1 million a year, according to recent tax records.
“The integrity and objectivity of Brookings’s scholarship constitute the institution’s principal assets, and Brookings seeks to maintain high ethical standards in all its operations,” the think tank said in its statement Sunday.

Brookings President Resigns Amid FBI Foreign Lobbying Probe

The president of the Brookings Institution has resigned amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar.

<div class=__reading__mode__extracted__imagecaption>Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIL testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee February 25, 2015 in Washington, DC.

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"The president of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar.
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Retired Gen. John Allen wrote in a letter to the think tank that he was leaving with a “heavy heart” but did not offer a direct explanation.“I know it is best for all concerned in this moment,” Allen’s letter said. . ."

 
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