As the Bush administration narrows a list of candidates to replace World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz, experience running a large organization has emerged as a primary requirement for the job, senior administration officials said yesterday.The next World Bank president will be an American, continuing a tradition that has held since the institution's creation after World War II, said the officials, who spoke on condition that they not be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Among the chief contenders under serious consideration are former U.S. trade representative Robert B. Zoellick and Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt, the officials said.
An official said it was unlikely the administration will settle on a former senator, suggesting that such a profile does not ensure competence in overseeing the bank, which has 10,000 employees in 100 offices around the world.
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