Category: Politics
Dartmouth President Is Obama’s Pick for World Bank
| March 23, 2012 | Filled under Dartmouth College, Politics |
The announcement that President Barack Obama has nominated Dartmouth College president Dr. Kim to head the World Bank came to us today coordinated with national and international press releases. “The nomination of Dr. Kim, who helped found Partners in Health and directed the World Health Organization’s department of H.I.V./AIDS, would recognize the importance of health issues in global development, elevating them to parity with finance. His work has emphasized bringing effective medicine to the poor.”
While this nomination may be a surprising one, for a physician to head an international financial institution, the choice is stellar in terms of recognizing Dr. Kim’s experience and leadership, and the importance of health and health care in international development.
Political will is a renewable resource
| June 14, 2007 | Filled under Blogging, Libraries/Librarians, Politics, Society and Culture |
Al Gore spoke at the SLA annual conference in Denver. His statement that political will is a renewable resource hit a chord with me. Among other things talking about his life, he worked as an Army reporter carrying an M16 and a pencil and later became an investigative reporter. You can read my complete official SLA blog post.