Lagarde, Frances minister for finance and industry, was to have spoken at forum Saturday afternoon and receive an honorary degree at Amherst’s commencement on Sunday. She informed the college Friday that she was not attending.
France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde visits a Parisian supermarket and goods retailer in Paris Thursday May 19, 2011. Lagarde has emerged as a potential candidate to replace IMF chief, Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn who resigned Wednesday, saying he wants to devote "all his energy" to fighting sexual assault charges in New York. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AMHERST – Christine Lagarde, the cabinet member who is in the running to take over the International Monetary Fund, has canceled her visit to Amherst College this weekend.
Lagarde, Frances minister for finance and industry, was to have spoken at forum Saturday afternoon and receive an honorary degree at Amherst’s commencement on Sunday. She informed the college Friday that she was not attending.
The former head of the IMF, Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was forced to resign this week after he was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel worker in New York City.