Obama picks Dartmouth Kim to head WB:official
Updated: 2012-03-23 23:16
(Xinhua)
|
||||||||
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, senior administration officials said on Friday.
 |
|
Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim and his wife Younsook Lim arrive at a state dinner in honor of the state visit of South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak at the White House in Washington in this October 13, 2011 file photo. [Photo/Agencies] |
Kim is a Korean-American physician and a prominent figure in global health and social medicine.
He will succeed the outgoing Robert Zoellick, who plans to step down when his term expires at the end of June.
The White House said Obama would make an announcement at 10:00 eastern time.
Relief reaches isolated village
Rainfall poses new threats to quake-hit region
Funerals begin for Boston bombing victims
Quake takeaway from China's Air Force
Obama celebrates young inventors at science fair
Earth Day marked around the world
Volunteer team helping students find sense of normalcy
Ethnic groups quick to join rescue efforts
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Top News
Health new priority for quake zone
Xi meets US top military officer
Japan's boats driven out of Diaoyu
China mulls online shopping legislation
Bird flu death toll rises to 22
Putin appoints new ambassador to China
Japanese ships blocked from Diaoyu Islands
Inspired by Guan, more Chinese pick up golf
US Weekly
|
|
