I think that Donald Trump should be selected.
--- Adam Buckland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unlikely.... > > Prime Minister Tony Blair is a 25-1 outsider to be > the next president of > the World Bank, according to the latest odds from > Ladbrokes. > > But the 4-5 favourite to take over the leadership of > the organisation in > the wake of Paul Wolfowitz's resignation is Ashraf > Ghani, who is > currently chancellor of Kabul University and was the > Afghan finance > minister following the Taliban's overthrow in 2002. > advertisement > > Robert Zoellick, the US deputy secretary of state, > is 7-2 > second-favourite, followed by fellow US government > official Robert > Kimmitt, the deputy treasury secretary, at 5-1. > > Mr Wolfowitz, the Bank's current president, said > last night that he > would resign at the end of June after a bitter row > involving the > promotion of his girlfriend. > > Mr Blair, who steps down as Prime Minister on June > 27, is in the frame > for the high profile role, according to Joseph > Stiglitz, the Nobel > prize-winning economist and a former chief economist > at the World Bank. > > He told BBC Radio Five Live that: "He is one of the > people that is > clearly being discussed. Blair has clearly been a > political leader that > has had the kinds of connections that one needs; > that would be useful as > head of the institution." > > But Mr Stiglitz said that it would be better for the > World Bank to > appoint an economist rather than a political > figurehead. > > "I think it would be good for the institution at > this juncture if they > had somebody who was an economist who really > understood what development > entailed and could work closely with the staff that > has been very > alienated by Paul Wolfowitz over the last two years > and bring together > the institution," he said > > The World Bank, which provides financial and > technical assistance to > developing countries around the world, has never had > a non-American > president before. > > But Mr Ghani, who was a key figure in helping to > repair the Afghan > economy after the Taliban were thrown out of power, > is said to be to be > high up on a list of possible replacements for Mr > Wolfowitz drawn up by > officials at the White House. > > He was a candidate to replace Kofi Annan as > secretary-general of the > United Nations last year and worked as a special > adviser for the World > Bank between 1991 and 2002. > > Other possible candidates include Ngozi > Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian > finance minister who would be the first woman to > lead the World Bank, > and John Bolton, the controversial former US > ambassador to the UN. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Robert Calco > Sent: 18 May 2007 12:29 > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Ending Battle, Wolfowitz Resigns > From World Bank > > Maybe the truth is rather more complicated, Leland: > > <http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010050> > > - Bob > > On May 18, 2007, at 1:18 AM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA > wrote: > > > Paul Wolfowitz left the Bush Administration in > 2005, as a high ranking > > official in the Pentagon and architects ot the > Iraq war, to take over > > leadership of the World Bank. Wolfowitz > leadership role with the > > World > > Bank didn't work out, either. It will be > interesting to see who > > President Bush selects to become the new head of > the World Bank, or > > even > > if President Bush's nomination will be consider or > approved. From > > reading the article, it seem to me the US has lost > a lot of clout with > > the rest of the world over the past 6 years. > > > > #------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Ending Battle, Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank > > > > By Peter S. Goodman > > > <http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/peter+s.+goodman/> > > Washington Post Staff Writer > > Friday, May 18, 2007; Page A01 > > > > World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz > > > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/related-topics.html/Paul > > > +Wolfowitz?tid=informline> > > resigned yesterday, effective June 30, yielding to > demands from > > governments around the world that he leave to end > the ethics > > controversy > > that has consumed the institution. > > > > Wolfowitz's resignation, negotiated in recent days > with the bank's > > executive board, closed the leadership crisis that > has essentially > > paralyzed the institution for almost two months. > It preempted what had > > been a growing likelihood that the board would > reprimand or fire him > > after a committee report found that he broke > ethics rules in > > awarding a > > substantial raise to his girlfriend. > > > > Wolfowitz and his attorney, Robert S. Bennett > > > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/related-topics.html/Robert+S. > > > +Bennett?tid=informline>, > > extracted a measure of the exoneration they had > demanded before he > > would > > resign. In a statement released last night, the > board conceded that "a > > number of mistakes were made by a number of > individuals in handling > > the > > matter under consideration," and the bank would > need to improve its > > ethical procedures. The board declared that > Wolfowitz "assured us that > > he acted ethically and in good faith in what he > believed were the best > > interests of the institution, and we accept that." > > > > The statement added: "We are grateful to Mr. > Wolfowitz for his service > > at the bank. Much has been achieved in the last > two years." > > > > That language was agreed upon only after fractious > debate among board > > members, with some, particularly European > representatives, dismayed > > that > > it appeared to hand Wolfowitz a victory. In the > end, however, they > > swallowed the language as the price of getting > Wolfowitz to quit. > > > > Wolfowitz has argued that he sought to resolve an > obvious conflict of > > interest by transferring his longtime companion, > Shaha Riza > > > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/related-topics.html/Shaha > > > +Riza?tid=informline>, > === message truncated === _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
