(WASHINGTON) — Senior administration officials say President Barack Obama is nominating Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank. It’s a surprise choice for the World Bank’s top job. A physician by training, Kim is a prominent figure in the global health world. Officials believe his broad international experience will help counter [...]
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Today, President Obama named Dartmouth president Jim Yong Kim as the White House’s nominee to lead the World Bank, thought by some to be an unconventional pick. Mr Obama said Dr Kim, a Korean-born physician and pioneer in the treatm... Read Post
U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, according to an administration official. Read Post
President Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim, a physician and anthropologist by training, to succeed Robert Zoellick as the next president of the World Bank. Read Post