Andrew W.K. Appointed Secretary of Partying Down by State Department, Will Head to Middle East to Promote Peace [UPDATE] Neetzan Zimmerman ยท 11/26/12 10:12AM The US Department of State has chosen hard-partying rocker Andrew W.K. to serve as Cultural Ambassador to the Middle East, inviting him to visit the island nation of Bahrain to promote โ what else? โ "partying and world peace."