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Obama's Bold World Bank Pick Dr. Jim Yong Kim may be just the common-sense, practical, and innovative leader the World Bank needs, says Zachary Karabell. World Bank leader tabbed WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College president and global health expert Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, an unconventional pick that could help to quell criticism in the developing world of the U.S. stranglehold on the international organization's top post. Obama makes surprise World Bank nomination Nation & World briefing WASHINGTON - Passing over better-known candidates, President Barack Obama on Friday, March 23, nominated global health World Bank nominee raised in Iowa, has University of Iowa ties A man raised in Muscatine who briefly attended the University of Iowa and whose parents were associated with the school has been tapped to be the next president of the World Bank. Nigeria's World Bank contender a respected economist Back home in Nigeria, she held two powerful cabinet positions of finance and foreign affairs minister at different times. Obama's Historic World Bank Pick: Dartmouth's Dr. Jim Yong Kim Obama's Historic World Bank Pick: Dartmouth's Dr. Jim Yong Kim WRAPUP 7-Obama taps public health expert for World Bank (Updates with comments from Canada, colleague, and Dartmouthstudents and faculty) * U.S. nominates Dartmouth College president for World Bank * Jim Yong Kim is expert on HIV/AIDS, South Korean born * African ... Obama nominates World Bank leader WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College president and global health expert Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, an unconventional pick that could help to quell criticism in the developing world of the U.S. stranglehold on the international organization's top post. World Bank race heats up as deadline looms The United States faces an unprecedented challenge to its grip on the World Bank presidency, with emerging economies poised to nominate at least one candidate on Friday to set up the first contested bid for the top job at the global development lender. Dartmouth President To Lead The World Bank The President of Dartmouth College Dr. Jim Yong Kim is the White House?s candidate to head the World Bank.
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