Paul Wolfowitz

Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is an American academic and political figure. Wolfowitz is a polarizing and controversial figure both within the United States and abroad. He is often seen as a leading proponent of the 2003 Iraq War and architect of the ambitious foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration known as the Bush Doctrine. His views are often characterized as representing a modern American philosophy of neoconservatism. He is currently President of the World Bank.

President of the World Bank

In January 2005 Wolfowitz was nominated to be President of the World Bank. The nomination brought praise and criticism from leaders worldwide*http://news.ft.com/cms/s/33029996-965b-11d9-8fcc-00000e2511c8.html. Nobel Prize winner and former chief economist for the world bank Joseph Stiglitz has said

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January 2005 - World Bank - Nobel Prize - Joseph Stiglitz

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: "The World Bank will once again become a hate figure. This could bring street protests and violence across the developing world."*http://www.money.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/03/20/cnwbank20.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/03/20/ixfrontcity.html

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In a speech at the U.N. Economic and Social Council Economist Jeffrey Sachs was quite vocal in his opposition to Wolfowitz.

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: "It's time for other candidates to come forward that have experience in development. This is a position on which hundreds of millions of people depend for their lives," he said. "Let's have a proper leadership of professionalism."*http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D88SAFM80.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down

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The Wall Street Journal commented:

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: "Mr. Wolfowitz is willing to speak the truth to power. He saw earlier than most, and spoke publicly about, the need for dictators to plan democratic transitions. It is the world's dictators who are the chief causes of world poverty. If anyone can stand up to the Robert Mugabes of the world, it must be the man who stood up to Saddam Hussein."*

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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/03/17/worldbank.wolfowtiz/

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He was finally confirmed and took up the position on June 1, 2005.

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June 1 - 2005

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