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By Barry Wood
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, 15 May 2007 |
The resignation followed a day-long meeting of the bank's 24-member executive board. In a statement, Wolfowitz said his resignation was in the best interests of the 185 member-nation bank and would take effect June 30th.
A statement from the board said it accepted that Wolfowitz thought he had acted ethically1 in arranging a promotion2 and pay increase for his female companion, a bank employee. That two-year old controversy3 evolved into charges of ethics4 violations5 and prompted some European governments to demand his ouster.
Wolfowitz has had a stormy relationship with the bank's professional staff ever since he became president two years ago. While at the U.S. defense6 department he was a principal architect of the Iraq war that is deeply unpopular among many bank staff, less than 30 percent of whom are American.
President Bush, after weeks of insisting that Wolfowitz should retain his job, Thursday acknowledged that his former associate had lost the battle.
"All I can tell you is I know that Paul Wolfowitz has an interest in what's best for the Bank, and just like he's had an interest in what's best for making sure the Bank focused on things that matter: human suffering, the human condition. I -- and so I applaud his vision, I respect him a lot, and as I said, I regret this has come to this right now," he said.
By tradition, the United States nominates the president of the World Bank, which like its neighbor the International Monetary7 Fund-which is run by a European, was set up in the aftermath of World War Two. The bank has had only ten presidents and Wolfowitz is the first to be forced to resign.
Wolfowitz's hold on the top job became untenable earlier this week as the bank's board moved towards a vote to remove him. That vote never occurred as Wolfowitz resigned after obtaining a statement that he acted in good faith concerning his companion, British national Shaha Riza. In an unprecedented8 action, Germany's development minister said Wednesday that Wolfowitz would be unwelcome at a Berlin meeting he was scheduled to attend next week.
There is as yet no indication as to who will replace Wolfowitz as head of the world's biggest development institution.
Paul Wolfowitz, the former number two man in the U.S. Defense Department, announced late Thursday that he is resigning as World Bank president. VOA's Barry Wood reports Wolfowitz has been at the center of a six-week long controversy over his personal dealings at the anti-poverty agency.
1 ethically | |
adv.在伦理上,道德上 | |
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2 promotion | |
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传 | |
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3 controversy | |
n.争论,辩论,争吵 | |
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4 ethics | |
n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准 | |
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5 violations | |
违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸 | |
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6 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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7 monetary | |
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的 | |
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adj.无前例的,新奇的 | |
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