Tag: Olson, Richard G

John R. Allen Resigns as Brookings President After Qatar Revelations

John R. Allen, the retired four-star general who once commanded American troops in Afghanistan, resigned on Sunday as…

Brookings Institution Puts President on Leave Amid Lobbying Inquiry

WASHINGTON — John R. Allen, the retired four-star general who once commanded American troops in Afghanistan, has been…

Former U.S. Ambassador to Plead Guilty to Illegal Lobbying and Hiding Gifts

The other lobbying effort in which Mr. Olson was involved occurred after Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain and…