New York (CNN) -- A lawsuit claims that the head coach of the U.S. women's basketball team successfully demanded that a female security director be removed from her assignment for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games in London after she rebuffed his sexual advances.

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"It's baffling why she, a trained and experienced security director, would be removed from this assignment with two Olympics under her belt, " said Hardwick's attorney, Randolph McLaughlin.

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"I'm honored that director Tenet has asked me to tackle this challenging assignment, " Duelfer said in a written statement.

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The Director-General also informed the President about the new assignment given by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to UNESCO in the field of a new UN-systemwide science initiative for sustainability, in the wake of the High level Report on Global Sustainability, and the formation of a new Science Advisory Board, to be hosted and managed by UNESCO.

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What began as a temporary assignment turned into a six-year gig, with Mr. El Khatib becoming creative director.

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