Applicability of 18 U.S.C. § 208 to Proposed Appointment of Government Official to the Board of Connie Lee

An executive branch officer or employee appointed to the Board of Directors of Connie Lee would be a “director” within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 208(a) and therefore would be disqualified from participating “personnally and substantially” in any “particular matter” implicating the financial interests of Connie Lee unless the conditions of subsection 208(b) are satisfied.