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September 23, 2009
PARIS — A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the U.N.’s agency for culture and education, beating out a controversial Egyptian candidate whose one-time threat to burn Israeli books had galvanized opposition.
Irina Bokova, 57, defeated Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk....