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Paul Wolfowitz | |
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 Official portrait, 2001 | |
| 10th President of the World Bank Group | |
| In office June 1, 2005 – June 30, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | James Wolfensohn |
| Succeeded by | Robert Zoellick |
| 28th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office March 2, 2001 – June 1, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Secretary | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Preceded by | Rudy de Leon |
| Succeeded by | Gordon England |
| 5th Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies | |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| Preceded by | George R. Packard |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Einhorn |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | |
| In office May 15, 1989 – January 19, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Fred Iklé |
| Succeeded by | Frank G. Wisner |
| United States Ambassador to Indonesia | |
| In office April 11, 1986 – May 12, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John H. Holdridge |
| Succeeded by | John Cameron Monjo |
| 16th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| In office December 22, 1982 – March 12, 1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John H. Holdridge |
| Succeeded by | Gaston J. Sigur Jr. |
| 12th Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office February 13, 1981 – December 22, 1982 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Anthony Lake |
| Succeeded by | Stephen W. Bosworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1981) Republican (1981–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
| Website | AEI website |
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Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943, in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American political scientist and diplomat who served as the 10th President of the World Bank, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, and dean of Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.[1]
Having proposed a plan to invade Iraq in 2001, Wolfowitz was an early advocate of the Iraq War and has widely been described as an architect of the war.[2][3][4][5][6] In the aftermath of the insurgency and civil war that followed the invasion, Wolfowitz denied influencing policy on Iraq and disclaimed responsibility.[3][7] He is a leading neoconservative.[8][9]
In 2005, he left the Pentagon to serve as president of the World Bank only to resign after two years over a scandal involving allegations he used his position to help World Bank staffer Shaha Riza to whom he was romantically linked.[10] A Reuters report described his tenure there as "a protracted battle over his stewardship, prompted by his involvement in a high-paying promotion for his companion".[11][12] Wolfowitz is the only World Bank president to have resigned over a scandal.[13]
- ^ Zachary A. Goldfarb, "Wolfowitz Joins Think Tank as Visiting Scholar", online posting, The New Yorker, July 3, 2007, accessed July 3, 2007.
- ^ keller, bill (September 22, 2002). "The Sunshine Warrior". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Topaz, Jonathan (June 17, 2014). "Wolfowitz: Not Iraq War 'architect'". Politico. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Purdum, Todd (February 1, 2003). "The Brains Behind Bush's War Policy". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Wolfowitz Retreats on Al Qaeda Charge". The New York Times. September 13, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Draper, Robert (2020). To Start a War: How the Bush Administration took America into Iraq. Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0-525-56104-0. OCLC 1124907438.
- ^ Harnden, Toby (March 18, 2013). "10 Years On, Paul Wolfowitz Admits U.S. Bungled in Iraq". Politico. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Paul, Reynolds (March 17, 2005). "Wolfowitz to spread neo-con gospel". BBC. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ Ostroy, Andy (June 20, 2014). "Dick Cheney's Big Neo-Con Con". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ King, Neil; Hitt, Greg (May 18, 2007). "Wolfowitz Quits World Bank as U.S. Relents". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Statements of Executive Directors and President Wolfowitz", World Bank Group, May 17, 2007, accessed May 17, 2007.
- ^ Matthew Jones, "Wolfowitz Exit Seen Clearing Way for Progress", Reuters (UK), May 18, 2007, accessed May 18, 2007.
- ^ Parker, Jennifer. "World Bank Chief Paul Wolfowitz Resigns". ABC News. Retrieved March 23, 2020.