WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 31: Richard Olson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill July 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Olson appeared before the committee regarding his nomination as ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, has been criminally charged for his alleged role in an undisclosed lobbying campaign for the Qatari government.