The connection was not originally described in this post because of an editing oversight.
He was also prime minister from 1977 to 2003, when he gave up the post because of poor health.
He no doubt took the post because of the historical associations with culture at its most idealistic.
Lebanon has banned the new Steven Spielberg film The Post because of his links to Israel, Hollywood sources say.
Faculty members say he should not have been offered the post because of his role in the Bush administration's prosecution of the Iraq war.
General Shelton said in October that General Clark had been asked to resign early from his NATO post because of "integrity and character issues".
A panel in the European Parliament objected this month to Buttiglione's nomination for the European justice post because of his conservative views.
That means no extra rest for Paul O'Neill, who sometimes runs as if he is tied to a fence post, because of a hip pointer.
Sources close to him have said he has expressed reservations about taking the post because of concerns the military would curtail his power.
The leader of the Conservative party's European grouping claims he was forced to resign from his post because of "unremitting" pressure from fellow Polish MEPs.
It is likely that McNicholas has been selected for his new post because of his ability to push magazines brands into new and potentially lucrative new multiplatform areas.
