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Regional Chairs, September 2019
African States
Uganda
His Excellency Adonia AyebareAsia-Pacific States
Viet Nam
His Excellency Dang Dinh QuyEastern European States
Slovenia
Her Excellency Darja Bavdaž KuretLatin American and Caribbean States
Guatemala
Mr. Omar Castañeda Solares (Chargé d’affaires)Western European and other States
Australia
Her Excellency Gillian Bird
International Monetary Fund Archive
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Zoellick’s announced departure spurs usual calls for non-American to head World Bank
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No CommentsRobert Zoellick announced earlier this month that he plans to step aside when his term as President of the World Bank ends on 30 June. Almost immediately following his announcement, […] -
Robert Zoellick on Bretton Woods Leadership Selection
Posted on September 26, 2011 | No CommentsDuring a news conference ahead of the last week’s World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meeting, Phil Thorton with Emerging Markets asked Bank President Robert Zoellick for his view on whether […] -
Lagarde Wins
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsUpdate: The Executive Board releases its official announcement on Lagarde’s selection as the new IMF Managing Director. Lagarde will assume her new post in 1 week (!), on July 5, […] -
IMF Selection 101, Part 2
Posted on June 4, 2011 | No CommentsIn the previous post, I gave a general summary of the selection process for the IMF’s top executive in which the organization is currently engaged. It’s only been a little […] -
IMF Selection 101, Part 1
Posted on June 3, 2011 | 1 CommentWhile many readers of Global Memo are policy wonks, familiar with global organizations and jargon, the goal of the site is to inform and educate a wider audience on multilateral elections. […] -
Calling out the hypocrisy
Posted on May 25, 2011 | 2 CommentsEmerging economies are not taking the European demands for control of the IMF laying down. They are not buying the “only a European can solve this” rationalizing and are pointing […] -
Electing the IMF Chief
Posted on May 23, 2011 | No Comments(Cross-posted from the Citizens for Global Solutions blog here.) Since last year, international observers have anticipated Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s resignation as IMF chief this summer. Polls in his native France showed him […]