The retired four-star Marine, who became president of Brookings in 2017, said in his resignation letter that he was leaving the research institute with a “heavy heart”, according to Responsible Statecraft. “I know it’s best for anyone concerned right now,” he said in a letter of resignation received from the Quincy Institute’s online journal, which supports diplomacy and military restraint. The departure comes after he was released by Brookings on Wednesday following explosive allegations that he made false statements and hid “incriminating” documents from the FBI during his investigation into whether he worked behind the scenes to influence US foreign policy in favor of of little Persia. Gulf country, according to court documents. His electronic data was confiscated by the FBI as part of the investigation. Allen allegedly pressured US officials to help Qatar in 2017 during a diplomatic crisis between the monarchy and its neighbors, while “seeking multimillion-dollar business deals with the Qatari government” in violation of the Qatar Act. the registration of foreign agents [FARA]wrote FBI agent Babak Adib in a request for an investigation warrant, received by the Associated Press. The FBI says Allen gave a “false version of events” about his work for Qatar during a 2020 interview with law enforcement officials and failed to provide emails in response to a previous jury summons. . Allen denied being a Qatari agent, and his spokesman said the former general had “cooperated voluntarily in the government’s investigation into the matter.” «Γεν. “Allen has done nothing wrong or illegal, he has never acted as an agent of Qatar or any foreign government or mandate, and he has never obstructed justice,” spokesman Bo Phillips told Fox News Digital. “Through decades of public service in combat and diplomacy, General Allen has earned an unparalleled, outstanding reputation for honor and integrity.” The Brookings Institution, an influential think tank, recently stopped receiving funding from Qatar as the wealthy country was one of Brooking’s major financial backers. Allen, the former commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was released on June 8 by Brookings. The foundation said that “the integrity and objectivity of Brookings’s scholars and their research are the foundation’s main assets.” “Brookings is not the subject of a federal investigation into a personal trip Allen made to Qatar in 2017 before becoming president of the foundation. “Brookings is not receiving funding from the Qatari government,” the foundation said in a statement, announcing that Allen had been released. “Brookings has received funding from Qatar in the past to support research and development companies. In early 2019, Brookings decided not to renew funding from the country and to close the Brookings Doha Center, which was established in 2007. The decision to close the Brookings Doha Center coincided with the decision to move all of its foreign centers Brookings ». In an email to officials Sunday, Brookings co-chairs Glenn Hutchins and Susan Nora Johnson said senior financial associate Ted Gayer would take over as chairman. Allen was thanked for “his leadership in successfully guiding the foundation during the pandemic, as well as for his many years of service and sacrifice for our country,” the note said. Allen’s resignation letter, received from Responsible Statecraft, does not explicitly address the whirlwind allegations, but notes that he has served in the United States. “I have spent forty-five years in the dedicated service of the American people and the United States, serving our country and our precious citizens in peace, crisis and war,” he wrote. “I did it with the greatest sense of humility and pride that I was part of something bigger than myself.” With Post cables.
