What Does James Truman Do?

Just what does Conde Nast Editorial Director James Truman do to fill his day? I mean, I know that he attends and throws a lot of parties. And he announces new editors. And he travels to exotic places, like Iran. On Persia, he writes in Conde Nast traveller (April 2003):

"I'd traveled to Iran last fall with the thought of overlooking the country's politics and focusing on its history and natural beauty. This thought quickly disappeared, not least because Tehran itself is short on both history and beauty."

Beauty seems to be a big part of James Truman's duties at Conde Nast. Hanging out with supermodels, throwing the swishiest party, spouting the bon mot -- in effect, being the best Aesthete that Newhouse money can buy. Hey, I'm not knocking it: the world needs at least one person expert in the incredibly diverse beauties on this Big Blue Marble -- from the Persian to the Polynesian to the Sub Saharan African to the Venzuelan. And maybe all the travel and worldliness might be reflected in a more diverse group of covers at Advance, no? I mean, how many times can Conde Nast actually run Heidi Klum's ample bosom and George Clooney at Lake Como? Can I get some diversity, people?