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Wolfowitz's Tenure at World Bank in Jeopardy
Paul Wolfowitz , President of the World Bank , is in trouble for personally ordering a generous promotion for his girlfriend. Shaha Riza was at the World Bank when Wolfowitz took over. Yesterday, Wolfowitz apologized , explaining the “painful personal dilemma” as one that happened early in his tenure at the institution when he was…
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPaul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, is in trouble for personally ordering a generous promotion for his girlfriend.Shaha Riza was at the World Bank when Wolfowitz took over.Yesterday, Wolfowitz apologized, explaining the “painful personal dilemma” as one that happened early in his tenure at the institution when he was “trying to navigate in uncharted waters.” Krishna Guha is reporting the story for the Financial Times.
