Dartmouth College President Jim Kim is President Obama's choice to lead the World Bank.
We'll have extensive coverage in tomorrow's Valley News. In the meantime, here are some links you may find of interest:
The official announcement from the White House.
Video of President Obama's announcement.
President Kim's message to the Dartmouth community about his nomination.
One early critic of the nomination emerges.
What is the World Bank, anyway?
The New York Times story on the nomination.
A quick Wall Street Journal profile of Jim Kim.
Coverage on the Politico website.
Kim would likely be the first World Bank president to ever have done this. (Go about two minutes in to the video and you'll see what we mean.)
An hour-long lecture by Jim Kim at Dartmouth on Tackling the World's Troubles: Global Health and the Challenge for Dartmouth."
