Former Time editor sworn in at State Department

Rick Stengel finally has a new job — with benefits.

Stengel stepped down as the top editor of Time magazine last summer because he was under consideration for a job in President Obama’s State Department. But the government shutdown last fall delayed the process for months.

Stengel actually started work as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in February, but the official swearing-in ceremony did not take place until Tuesday afternoon in the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin Room.

http://nypost.com/2014/04/15/former-time-editor-sworn-in-at-state-department/

Stengel, 58, will now be responsible for leading “America’s public diplomacy outreach, which includes communications with international audiences, cultural programming, academic grants, educational exchanges, international visitor programs, and U.S. Government efforts to confront ideological support for terrorism,” according to the State Department’s website.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/02/rick-stengel-confirmed-to-state-dept-post-183148.html