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Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (*December 22, 1943, in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American political scientist and diplomat who served as the 10th President of the World Bank, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, and dean of Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.[1]
Having proposed a plan to invade Iraq in 2001, Wolfowitz was an early advocate of the Iraq War and has widely been described as an architect of the war.[2][3][4][5][6] In the aftermath of the insurgency and civil war that followed the invasion, Wolfowitz denied influencing policy on Iraq and disclaimed responsibility.[3][7] He is a leading neoconservative.[8][9]
In 2005, he left the Pentagon to serve as president of the World Bank only to resign after two years over a scandal involving allegations he used his position to help World Bank staffer Shaha Riza to whom he was romantically linked.[10] A Reuters report described his tenure there as "a protracted battle over his stewardship, prompted by his involvement in a high-paying promotion for his companion".[11][12] Wolfowitz is the only World Bank president to have resigned over a scandal.[13]
- ^ Zachary A. Goldfarb, "Wolfowitz Joins Think Tank as Visiting Scholar", online posting, The New Yorker, July 3, 2007, accessed July 3, 2007.
- ^ keller, bill (September 22, 2002). "The Sunshine Warrior". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Topaz, Jonathan (June 17, 2014). "Wolfowitz: Not Iraq War 'architect'". Politico. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Purdum, Todd (February 1, 2003). "The Brains Behind Bush's War Policy". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Wolfowitz Retreats on Al Qaeda Charge". The New York Times. September 13, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Draper, Robert (2020). To Start a War: How the Bush Administration took America into Iraq. Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0-525-56104-0. OCLC 1124907438.
- ^ Harnden, Toby (March 18, 2013). "10 Years On, Paul Wolfowitz Admits U.S. Bungled in Iraq". Politico. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Paul, Reynolds (March 17, 2005). "Wolfowitz to spread neo-con gospel". BBC. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ Ostroy, Andy (June 20, 2014). "Dick Cheney's Big Neo-Con Con". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ King, Neil; Hitt, Greg (May 18, 2007). "Wolfowitz Quits World Bank as U.S. Relents". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Statements of Executive Directors and President Wolfowitz", World Bank Group, May 17, 2007, accessed May 17, 2007.
- ^ Matthew Jones, "Wolfowitz Exit Seen Clearing Way for Progress", Reuters (UK), May 18, 2007, accessed May 18, 2007.
- ^ Parker, Jennifer. "World Bank Chief Paul Wolfowitz Resigns". ABC News. Retrieved March 23, 2020.