Burundi's government, concerned that it will be attacked in the council, will send a team of high-level ministers, although their names were in doubt after a cabinet shakeup on Tuesday.

Mr. Miller retained the president's confidence, however, and in a cabinet shakeup on Aug. 6, 1979, he was named treasury secretary to succeed W. Michael Blumenthal.

But critics said the cabinet shakeup, the second in 11 days, was akin to rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship of state.

Badger resigned in September 1841, during a general cabinet shakeup.

Mr. Martin's departure is expected to divide the party and may lead to the third cabinet shakeup since January.

Zahi Hawass, an internationally known archeologist, was appointed by Mubarak to the newly created cabinet post of Minister of Antiquities during the cabinet shakeup on 31 January.

Mr. Jin, the former planning and budget minister, was appointed finance minister as part of a broad cabinet shakeup.

Following a 2007 cabinet shakeup, she replaced veteran diplomat George Wallace as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Another note, written after a cabinet shakeup last March, laments the loss of "dozens of operators."

Mr. Han was appointed in a cabinet shakeup in which nine ministers were replaced as Mr. Kim sought to brace up his sagging popularity.