financial improprieties in the awarding of contracts totaling US$2.2 million to Navigant Consulting without proper UNESCO oversight. Smith was found to have used an established, but alternative bidding procedure in the UNESCO rules. The UNESCO Executive Board ultimately resolved to clarify and strengthen the bidding procedures at UNESCO. In March 2007, opposition to his reforms and the resulting "negative climate" within the organization resulted in Smith receiving a death threat at his Paris home, and he offered his resignation. University of Maryland University College In April 2016, University of Maryland University College announced that Smith had been appointed to a two-year term as the Orkand Endowed Chair and Professor of Innovative Practices in Higher Education. In this position, Smith is responsible for identifying and implementing measures to improve delivery of the school's learning and support services. Later career Smith was one of thirty former Republican congressmen to sign a letter opposing Donald Trump's candidacy for president. In 2021, he published a book about the American system of higher education. Family He is the older brother of former state representative Charles Plympton Smith. References Bibliography Smith, Peter P. (1982) Your Hidden Credentials: the Value of learning Outside College Smith, Peter P. (2004) The Quiet Crisis : How Higher Education is Failing America. Anker |- |- |- 1945 births 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American educators American officials of the United Nations California Republicans California State University, Monterey Bay Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni Heads of universities and colleges in the United States Lieutenant Governors of Vermont Living people Phillips Academy alumni Politicians from Boston Politicians from Burlington, Vermont Princeton University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont Vermont state senators UNESCO officials University of Maryland Global Campus faculty