Former Reagan Ed Sec Registers As Foreign Agent To Help Islamic Nation

A former U.S. education secretary has registered as a foreign agent to help support Qatar’s education efforts.

William Bennett, who served under the Reagan administration from 1985-1988, has registered with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the senior education advisor to the Embassy of Qatar. Bennett is tasked with defending American university branch campuses in Qatar and publicizing “the fact that Qatari higher education efforts do not support radical Islamicist movements or positions.”

“In light of Dr. Bennett’s extensive professional history dealing with education, the purpose of this engagement is to provide him with information relating to American universities offering curriculum in Qatar, to allow him to review and understand funding decisions made by the Qatari government relating to these schools, to promote Western understanding of the nature of these expenditures and the nature of the curriculum, and, most broadly, to promote economic and cultural understanding between Qatar and the United States,” the registration paperwork reads.

Bennett started the new position around June 30 and will be compensated $30,000 a month by the Qatari government for seven months. His job duties will include “communications to U.S. political office holders” as well as writing op-eds, conducting radio and TV interviews and working with Congress.

Bennett did not respond to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

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