US Searches For Next Wolfowitz

AFP May 27, 2007 08:14 PM
The White House has begun searching for a successor to outgoing World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz amid questions about the tradition that allows Washington to name an American as the development lender's leader.
Europeans -- who were particularly critical of Wolfowitz and backed the drive to oust him from the bank -- nevertheless continue to support that Washington maintain its role in naming the World Bank president.

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