Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Dundes Wolfowitzis a former President of the World Bank, United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, and former dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, working on issues of international economic development, Africa and public-private partnerships, and chairman of the US-Taiwan Business Council...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth22 December 1943
CountryUnited States of America
Sometimes when people are changing, ... they expose themselves in new ways. So we just got to keep the pressure on everywhere we are able to, and we've got to deny the sanctuaries everywhere we are able to, and we've got to put pressure on every government that is giving these people support to get out of that business.
selected because we concluded ... that these were people who might have important information or might themselves be senior people.
From concert stadiums to high-profile summits, people from rich and poor countries alike have been moved by the suffering we see in so many parts of our world, ... They have demanded action, and with this debt relief agreement they have it.
A trade agreement in Hong Kong would provide the spur for investment and economic growth that promises a lasting exit from poverty for millions, even billions, of people in developing countries.
Helping people lift themselves out of poverty is truly a noble mission.
It's wonderful that so many people want to contribute to fighting aids or malaria. But, if somebody isn't paying attention to the overall health system in the country, a whole lot of money can be wasted.
You're not going to find it in a house-to-house search. You're going to find it when people start to talk to you, and we're in the process of finding the people who can talk,
The Iraqi people are going to have a chance to show the whole world what Arabs are capable of.
It's not an exaggeration to say that 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty need a result from Hong Kong,
People are entitled to present their views any way they want to, entitled to present uninformed views as well as informed ones.
It should do so in a manner that respects and enhances individual freedoms, as well as the role of markets in allocating resources.
I think that all countries that participate in multilateral institutions see the institutions as a way of advancing what they view as their national interests and they see in many cases multi-lateral institution as the best way to do that.
Some kind of adjustment is necessary, but I think it should be done in a way that it reflects efficient market allocation of energy resources.
It is still a small sum compared with the damage that could be done if we fail to prevent the spread of the disease. International financing will be critical.