Report: Obama Taps Jim Yong Kim For World Bank

Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

President Obama will nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, the Associated Press reports:

The Korean-born Kim is a physician by training and a prominent figure in global health and development circles. Officials believe his experience will help counter criticism from developing countries that have grown weary of the U.S. stranglehold on the World Bank presidency.

 
Latest Livewire
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: