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EDITORIAL: Dr. Jim Yong Kim did it. What’s your excuse?

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Jim Yong Kim defied the odds and became the first Asian American to head the World Bank. Despite his achievements as a physician, global health expert, and president of Dartmouth College, Kim faced a challenging run against two other candidates, one from Nigeria and one from Colombia. He also faced opposition from member countries […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Brown University, Colombia, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Jim Yong Kim, Nigeria, President Obama, South Korea, United States, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, World Bank

U.S. nominee for World Bank job to visit seven countries

March 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Yong Kim, the Obama administration’s nominee to head the World Bank, is starting a global tour to promote his candidacy with stops in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the Treasury Department announced on March 26. Treasury officials said that Kim, the president of Dartmouth College, began his […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Africa, Asia, Bank President Robert Zoellick, China, Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo, Dartmouth College, Ethiopia, India, International Monetary Fund, Jim Yong Kim, Mexico, Nigeria, President Barack Obama, South Korea, Treasury Department, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, World Bank

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