Something which our dear media could never have predicted, President Obama is expected to nominate Darthmouth University President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank. Names on the short-list reportedly included Ambassador Susan Rice, Senator John Kerry, and Larry Summers.
According to reports from AP & sources:
The Korean-born Kim is a physician by training and a prominent figure in global health and development circles. Officials believe his experience will help counter criticism from developing countries that have grown weary of the U.S. stranglehold on the World Bank presidency.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
President Obama will make this personnel announcement today at 10AM ET in the Rose Garden (livestreamed by Whitehouse.gov).