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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (58416)	4/20/2007 4:02:35 PM
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Decision over Wolfowitz delayed until next week Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:09PM EDT By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will be determined next week when a bank committee reports on whether a promotion he approved for his girlfriend was properly handled, sources said on Friday. It remains unclear whether the controversial former Bush administration official will be forced to resign, face a stiff reprimand or win a last-minute reprieve that would let him finish the remaining three years of his tenure. Board sources said the committee, appointed by the bank's 24-nation board late on Thursday, will concentrate on whether Wolfowitz abused his position or committed ethical lapses as it looks at the promotion for Shaha Riza, a bank employee moved to an outside job because of her relationship with Wolfowitz. Wolfowitz, a former deputy defense secretary who helped plan the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq, apologized for his handling of Riza's high-paying promotion, saying he was in "uncharted waters" as he began the job. He also pledged to change his management style. In an internal note to staff on Friday, Wolfowitz said he looked forward to implementing the board's recommendations. "I expect the report early next week," one board source told Reuters, stressing that member countries were divided in their support for Wolfowitz. "This has been a difficult issue but it seems to me that the conflict of interest was not handled in the right way," said the source, Continued... reuters.com

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