Jim Yong Kim, an American who is president of
Dartmouth College, has been chosen to be the next president of the World Bank. His
selection Monday extends the U.S. hold on the top job at the 187-nation development
agency.
Dartmouth President
Jim Yong Kim was interviewed by directors of the World Bank this week. Kim is President Obama’s nominee to be the
next head of the global financial organization.
VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with retired World Bank manager Tom Blinkhorn of Hanover, NH, about how the next president of that organization will be chosen, and what impact he or she may have.
President Barack Obama has nominated Dartmouth
College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, a surprise pick
for the international financial institution’s top job.