Jack Lang at the World Arab Institute, in Paris, March 30, 2017. FRÉDÉRIC PITCHAL/GAMMA-RAPHO
Under mounting pressure to resign following the revelations of his connections with Jeffrey Epstein, former French culture minister Jack Lang announced on Saturday, February 7, that he is "offering" his resignation as president of the Arab World Institute (IMA) to Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. Barrot told Le Monde on Saturday evening that he is "taking note" of this decision.
Lang, who has led the IMA since 2013, was summoned on Sunday to the Foreign Ministry at the request of President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, after documents revealed his financial and personal links to Epstein.
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Epstein case put former minister Jack Lang under investigation and his Arab World Institute presidency at risk
