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Paul Wolfowitz To Head Panel Advising US Government On
Arms Control
RTT
Friday January 25, 2008
Former World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has
been appointed to head an influential panel advising the US government
on arms control.
The State Department confirmed his appointment as chairman of
the International Security Advisory Board, which provides the
department with independent advice on arms control and disarmament.
Wolfowitz will report on a number of current sensitive issues
such as nuclear deals with India and North Korea, and Iran's contentious
nuclear program.
Wolfowitz's return to government comes at a time when many leading
figures of the Bush administration are leaving.
Wolfowitz, who has long been a controversial figure in US and
international politics, was forced to leave the World Bank over
a scandal in which he authorized a large compensation package
for his girlfriend, who was also the world lending body's employee
at the time.
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His departure was further clouded by allegations that he had
tarnished the bank's reputation and strained relations with other
countries - particularly in Europe.
As the Pentagon's number two after Donald Rumsfeld, he was one
of the leading architects of the war in Iraq and his insider status
at the White House made him many enemies at home and abroad.
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