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Blair to Take Yale Post This Fall

Former British PM will combine religion, politics classes with Middle East peace mission

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 7, 2008 7:53 PM CST

(Newser) – Tony Blair’s ties to President Bush are getting thicker by the minute: The former British prime minister will take a teaching position at Yale, Dubya's alma mater, this fall, the Guardian reports; Blair's son Euan is a grad student at the university, the Yale Daily News reports. Blair, who's also a Middle East peace envoy, will teach a religion and politics seminar.

Guardian sources said the Yale job, coupled with his other responsibilities, will likely pose tough time demands. New Haven wasn’t his first choice: He approached the London School of Economics in 2006 about a job, but negative reaction to his support for Bush and the Iraq war led him to seek a rosier reception in America.

Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. He will add teaching at Yale to his workload this fall, leading classes in politics and religion. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. He will add teaching at Yale to his workload this fall, leading classes in politics...   (Associated Press)
With the background of portraits of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at a press conference during his visit to the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday Feb. 7, 2008. Israeli ground forces...
With the background of portraits of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks...   (Associated Press)
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at Depauw University in Greencastle, Ind., Monday, March 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at Depauw University in Greencastle, Ind., Monday, March 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)   (Associated Press)
Boston University Professor, USA, Elie Wiesel, right, gestures while speaking with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the closing session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday Jan. 27, 2008. Business leaders wrapped up five days of meetings which encompassed such topics as clean water, food, and...
Boston University Professor, USA, Elie Wiesel, right, gestures while speaking with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the closing session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,...   (Associated Press)
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, smiles as he visits the Chamber of the Commerce and Industry in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007.  (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti,Pool)
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, smiles as he visits the Chamber of the Commerce and Industry in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti,Pool)   (Associated Press)
Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair, 2nd left, accompanied by his wife Cherie, 2nd right and their children, Euan, left, Kathryn, centre, Leo, centre front, and Nicky, right,  pose outside his official residence in central London, Wednesday June 27, 2007 as they leave for the last time. Blair's decade in...
Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair, 2nd left, accompanied by his wife Cherie, 2nd right and their children, Euan, left, Kathryn, centre, Leo, centre front, and Nicky, right, pose outside his...   (Associated Press)
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