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 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Wolfowitz episode hobbled the World Bank's work of aiding the poor, and Paul Wolfowitz's resignation was just the first step in a healing process. The Bush administration hopes to quickly name a successor to take over that effort.
The new chief will need to regain trust, rebuild credibility and mend frayed relations inside the poverty-fighting institution as well as with its 185 member countries.
All of those things are critical for Wolfowitz's successor, who will have to persuade countries to contribute close to $30 billion over the next few years to fund a centerpiece bank program that provides interest-free loans to the poorest countries.
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