But he will have to answer to a committee geared to oversee his leadership.
The term for a director of the bureau is 10 years, and Mr. Mueller, in acknowledging his condition, said in answers to a committee questionnaire that his health was "generally excellent".
But that is what Ms. Kroes, a 68-year-old Dutch economist, is expected to do Thursday when she answers questions from a committee of the European Parliament considering her nomination as commissioner for the bloc's digital agenda, which includes telecommunications and the Internet.
But that is exactly what Ms. Kroes, a 68-year-old Dutch economist, is expected to do Thursday when she answers questions from a committee of the European Parliament considering her nomination as commissioner for the bloc's digital agenda, which includes telecommunications and the Internet.
If a bank boss refuses to answer a question, the committee can seek a motion from parliament to get them to answer, but Thistlethwaite said that was a complicated process and he doubtsed the government would go through with it.
Of those who answered that there was a committee, many physicians felt that the committee is not fulfilling its role.
When was the last time a member had to appear before a committee and answer for dubious voting or shady contributions?
And even though it's your research proposal, the fear of not being able to answer a question that your committee asks, of not knowing the answers to questions that you should know, of tripping over your reasoning--or your shoelaces--and looking like an imposter, that fear is REAL.
A committee representative declined to answer repeated queries about the criteria used to select the grants.
Rupert Murdoch, his son James and former chief executive of News International Rebekah Brooks, have appeared before a committee of MPs to answer questions about allegations of phone hacking.
