The US State Department was forced to deny Monday that it had
invited a notorious rock star behind such classics as “Party Til
You Puke” to represent America in the conservative Gulf state of
Bahrain.

Musician, DJ, motivational speaker and self-styled “King of
Partying” Andrew W.K. had earlier claimed to have been named a US
“cultural ambassador” to the troubled Arab kingdom, a close US ally
beset by sectarian tension.

“We will unite the human race with love and partying,” he
declared.