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韩裔卫生专家金辰勇出任世界银行行长
In February, Bob Zoellick, the current President of the World Bank, announced that he would be stepping down at the end of his term in June. Bob has been a strong and effective leader at the bank for the last five years, and when he told me about his plans, I immediately began to search for someone to fill his shoes.
Now, despite its name, the World Bank is more than just a bank. It’s one of the most powerful tools we have to reduce poverty and raise standards of living in some of the poorest countries on the planet. And in a world that is growing smaller and more connected every day, that’s a critical mission -– not just for those who are struggling, but for all of us.
When we reduce hunger in the world, or help a farmer recover from a flood or a drought, it strengthens the entire world economy. When we put an end to a preventable disease, all of us are safer because of it. When an entrepreneur can start a new business, it creates jobs in their country, but also opens up new markets for our country. And ultimately, when a nation goes from poverty to prosperity, it makes the world stronger and more secure for everybody.
That’s why the World Bank is so important. And that’s why the leader of the World Bank should have a deep understanding of both the role that development plays in the world, and the importance of creating conditions where assistance is no longer needed.
I believe that nobody is more qualified1 to carry out that mission than Dr. Jim Kim. It’s time for a development professional to lead the world’s largest development agency. And that’s why today, after a careful and thorough search, I am nominating Dr. Jim Kim to be the next president of the World Bank.
Jim has spent more than two decades working to improve conditions in developing countries around the world. As a physician and an anthropologist2, he co-founded Partners in Health, and led a World Health Organization campaign to treat 3 million patients with HIV/AIDS. I have made HIV/AIDS and the fight against that dreaded3 disease and the promotion4 of public health a cornerstone of my development agenda, building on some of the outstanding work that was done by President Bush.
We pursue these efforts around the globe because it’s the right thing to do, and also because healthy populations enable growth and prosperity. And I'm pleased that Jim brings this particular experience with him to his new job.
Jim was also the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has earned a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. And for the last three years, he has served as the president of Dartmouth College.
I should also mention that, after immigrating5 to this country from Korea at age five, Jim went on to become the president of his high school class, the quarterback of the football team, the point guard of the basketball team. I just found out he is a five handicap in golf. I’m a little resentful about that last item. (Laughter.) But he does it all.
Jim has truly global experience. He’s worked from Asia to Africa to the Americas -- from capitals to small villages. His personal story exemplifies the great diversity of our country and the fact that anyone can make it as far as he has as long as they're willing to work hard and look out for others. And his experience makes him ideally suited to forge partnerships6 all around the world.
So I could not be more pleased to nominate Jim for this job, and I think I can speak for Secretary Clinton and Secretary Geithner when I say that we are looking forward to working with him.
And I also want to take a minute to thank Bob Zoellick once again for all his hard work. Over the last five years, Bob has made the bank more transparent7, he has helped shore up progress made in places like Afghanistan. He’s raised billions of dollars to help some of the world’s poorest communities.
Jim is the right person to carry on that legacy8, and I know his unique set of skills and years of experience will serve him well. So I’m grateful to Jim for his willingness to serve. I do not think that the World Bank could have a better leader. So, thank you.
DR. KIM: Mr. President, thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.
DR. KIM: Thank you, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: You’re going to do great. Thank you. All right?
Q Mr. President, may I ask you about this current case in Florida, very controversial, allegations of lingering racism9 within our society -- the so-called do not -- I'm sorry -- Stand Your Ground law and the justice in that? Can you comment on the Trayvon Martin case, sir?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I’m the head of the executive branch, and the Attorney General reports to me so I’ve got to be careful about my statements to make sure that we’re not impairing10 any investigation11 that’s taking place right now.
But obviously, this is a tragedy. I can only imagine what these parents are going through. And when I think about this boy, I think about my own kids. And I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative12 that we investigate every aspect of this, and that everybody pulls together -- federal, state and local -- to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened.
So I'm glad that not only is the Justice Department looking into it, I understand now that the governor of the state of Florida has formed a task force to investigate what's taking place. I think all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen. And that means that examine the laws and the context for what happened, as well as the specifics of the incident.
But my main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves, and that we're going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.
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新华网华盛顿3月23日电（记者蒋旭峰樊宇）美国总统奥巴马23日提名美国医学专家、美国达特茅斯学院校长金辰勇博士接替罗伯特·佐利克，担任世界银行下任行长。
奥巴马当天在白宫宣布这一提名时说，世行是全球负责减贫和提高民众生活水平的最重要国际机构之一，当前世界联系日益紧密，世行的职能显得尤为重要。
奥巴马说，在过去20多年内，金辰勇都在致力于改善发展中国家民众的生活状况和提高全球医疗健康水平，金辰勇丰富的个人经历使他成为接替世行行长的最佳人选。
出生在韩国的金辰勇自幼随家人来到美国，曾担任哈佛大学医学教授，并曾任世界卫生组织艾滋病毒／艾滋病司司长，从2009年起担任美国达特茅斯学院校长。
世界银行现任行长佐利克2月15日宣布，他在今年6月任期届满后将不再寻求连任。世行将于今年4月春季会议前选出新行长，以接替将于6月底卸任的佐利克。
据悉，前世行常务副行长、尼日利亚现任经济统筹和财政部长恩戈齐·奥孔乔－伊瓦拉等人选也将在近日被提名为世行行长候选人。
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