International Olympic Committee in Sochi 2014 were reinstated. The IOC was harshly criticized for their handling of the Russian doping scandal. After reinstating the Russian Olympic committee following the 2018 Winter Olympics, Jim Walden, attorney for Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, who masterminded Russia's programme, called the move "weakness in the face of evil." International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: "Comité International Olympique", CIO) is a private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Olympic Games. The IOC is the controlling body for the
Secretary-General to the President Secretary-General to the President The Secretary-General to the President is the senior Irish civil servant who fulfils four distinct roles in relation to the office of the President of Ireland. The current incumbent is Art O'Leary who was appointed in June 2014. The Office was established by the "Presidential Establishment Act, 1938". Under this Act, and subsequent legislation, the Secretary General is: The Secretary General's signature is essential for the authentication of the Presidential Seal when affixed to a document executed by the Commission under Seal. Under the "Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1946" the Secretary General to the President is