Wednesday, June 22

Clinton says not pursuing World Bank job

Dijon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday, said it was not in the discussions on the top job at the World Bank and was followed not the post.

Clinton is in Zambia as part of a five-day Africa trip that is overshadowed by the news is that she had expressed interest on the way to the head of the World Bank.


"I have no discussions with someone, I took no interest to anyone and I have been following this position, not" reporters Clinton.


According to sources, Clinton and the Obama expressed interest in the World Bank move management, when current World Bank President Robert Zoellick's term ends in mid-2012.


Department denied the White House and State on Thursday cited a Reuters report, the three sources familiar with the discussions. Told by the official denials, said the sources of which story is accurate.


Revelations about Clinton nominated potential Bank are sensitive, because they come during a period of major foreign policy challenges for the Obama management.


It annoys also emerging markets, which are clamoring for more influence in global institutions and discussions like this as evidence that the orders are determined in advance.


A source said that the report of Clinton's interest had come at a difficult time for the Administration, had only just begun to consider that question should follow the, the Zoellick.


Clinton's name was as part of a strategy in the development, discussed according to a source, had the knowledge of the talks.


Zoellick has not revealed his plans for the future or whether he has an interest to a second term in Office at the Bank, the billions of dollars in loans and grants to developing countries.


Under normal circumstances, would the names of potential candidates for the World Bank only months before the post free will surface. But the timing of the discussion is not unusual this year given the sudden opening of the top job at the Bank sister institution, the IMF.


Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters.

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