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[[Image:89698iukhbn.jpg|right|thumb|Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz briefs reporters at the [[The_Pentagon|Pentagon]] about the on-going campaign against the [[al Qaeda]] terrorist organization and the military capability of [[Taliban]] regime in [[Afghanistan]].

|name=Paul Wolfowitz

'''Paul Dundes Wolfowitz''' (b. December 22, 1943) is an [[American]] academic, [[neoconservative]] thinker and political figure; he was a prominent architect of the foreign policy of the [[George W. Bush]] administration and the [[Iraq War]].  In the early 1970s, Paul Wolfowitz served as an aide to [[Democratic Party]] Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson; from 1986 to 1989, he served as ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia; from 2001 to 2005, he served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the George W. Bush administration; he is currently the President of the [[World Bank]].  Wolfowitz described himself as a "Scoop Jackson Republican".

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|party=[[Democrat]] (before 1981)<br>[[Republican]] (1981 – present)

Other nations have been critical of Wolfowitz, and the criticisms intensified to calls for his ouster upon disclosure that in April of 2007 he allegedly obtained a large pay raise and promotion for his girlfriend, Shaha Ali Riza, a former bank official.<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/14/MNGHNP8M941.DTL</ref>  He resigned on May 17, 2007 (effective June 30, 2007), as a result of an investigation by the World Bank Group's board of executive directors, which accepted his resignation, "ending a protracted and tumultuous battle over his stewardship, sparked by a promotion he arranged for his companion."<ref name=WBGS2> [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21339650~menuPK:34463~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html "Statements of Executive Directors and President Wolfowitz"], ''[[World Bank Group]]'', May 17, 2007, accessed May 17, 2007.</ref><ref name=JonesUK>Matthew Jones, [http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKSP8524620070518 "Wolfowitz Exit Seen Clearing Way for Progress"], ''[[Reuters]]'' (UK), May 18, 2007, accessed May 18, 2007. </ref>

|spouse=Clare Selgin (div.)

|religion=[[Jewish]]

|office=President of the [[World Bank Group]]

|terms=June 1, 2005 – July 1, 2007

|succeeded=[[Robert Zoellick]]

|office=Deputy Secretary of Defense

|terms=March 2, 2001 – June 1, 2005

|former=y

{{Officeholder/misc

|office=United States Ambassador to [[Indonesia]]

|terms=April 11, 1986 – May 12, 1989

|preceded=John H. Holdridge

|succeeded=John Cameron Monjo

Did not serve despite being eligible for service during the Viet Nam War.

*[https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/26/politics/paul-wolfowitz-voting-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/index.html Paul Wolfowitz 'might have to vote' for Hillary Clinton]</ref> However, he later stated at a podcast in April 2017 that he did not vote for Clinton nor Trump.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/24/paul-wolfowitz-the-full-transcript-215060 Paul Wolfowitz: The Full Transcript]</ref>

==Education==

==Education==

Paul Wolfowitz's father Jacob Wolfowitz, was a Professor of Mathematics at Cornell University.  Paul Wolfowitz has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry from Cornell University; a Master's degree and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/results/leadership/bio_466.html</ref>  From 1994-2001, Paul Wolfowitz served as Dean and Professor of International Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University.<ref>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/ORGANIZATION/EXTOFFICEPRESIDENT/0,,contentMDK:20519590~menuPK:64260190~pagePK:51174171~piPK:64258873~theSitePK:1014541,00.html Paul Wolfowitz's biography at World Banks site]</ref>  [[Lewis "Scooter" Libby]] was one of his students when Wolfowitz taught courses in the Department of Political Science at Yale University.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1449631,00.html</ref>

Paul Wolfowitz's father Jacob Wolfowitz, was a Professor of Mathematics at Cornell University.  Paul Wolfowitz has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Cornell University; a master's degree and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/results/leadership/bio_466.html</ref>  From 1994-2001, Paul Wolfowitz served as Dean and Professor of International Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/ORGANIZATION/EXTOFFICEPRESIDENT/0,,contentMDK:20519590~menuPK:64260190~pagePK:51174171~piPK:64258873~theSitePK:1014541,00.html Paul Wolfowitz's biography at World Banks site]</ref>  [[Lewis "Scooter" Libby]] was one of his students when Wolfowitz served as a professor of Political Science at Yale University.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1449631,00.html</ref>

Eric Schmitt described Paul Wolfowitz as a "soft-spoken former aspiring-mathematician-turned-policymaker … [whose] world views … were forged by family history and in the halls of academia rather than in the jungles of Vietnam or the corridors of Congress … [His father] … escaped Poland after World War I. The rest of his father's family perished in the Holocaust."  David Dudley described Wolfowitz as "liv[ing] in a world haunted by atrocities" and deeply affecting his son's personal and intellectual development.  Speaking directly of the influence of the Holocaust on his own world-views, Wolfowitz said: "That sense of what happened in Europe in World War II has shaped a lot of my views … It's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities. It doesn't mean you can prevent every such incident in the world, but it's also a mistake to dismiss that sort of concern as merely humanitarian and not related to real interest."

Wolfowitz served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 2001-05. During the immediate aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]] he, along with his superior [[Donald Rumsfeld]], advocated the expansion of the so-called [[War on Terror]] to include Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a target. In light of opposition to these proposals by other administration officials such as Colin Powell, during the course of 2002 they participated in a series of secret meetings in which they development a military doctrine centered on pre-emptive warfare. This became known as the "Bush Doctrine."<ref>Kampfner, John (2003). ''Blair's wars''. Simon and Schuster. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7432-4829-7.</ref><ref>https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/05/12/030512fa_fact</ref> As part of that development process, they were placed in charge by President Bush of the Office of Special Plans, a special Pentagon office designed specifically to collect and interpret intelligence regarding Iraq without the involvement of the CIA.<ref>Stone, Roger (2016). ''The Bush Crime Family: The Inside Story of an American Dynasty''. Skyhorse. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-5107-2140-1.</ref>

In August 1963, Paul Wolfowitz joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom led by [[Martin Luther King, Jr]].

Other nations have been critical of Wolfowitz, and the criticisms intensified to calls for his ouster upon disclosure that in April 2007 he allegedly obtained a large pay raise and promotion for his girlfriend, Shaha Ali Riza, a former bank official.<ref>https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/14/MNGHNP8M941.DTL</ref>  He resigned on May 17, 2007 (effective June 30, 2007), as a result of an investigation by the World Bank Group's board of executive directors, which accepted his resignation, "ending a protracted and tumultuous battle over his stewardship, sparked by a promotion he arranged for his companion."<ref name=WBGS2>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21339650~menuPK:34463~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html "Statements of Executive Directors and President Wolfowitz"], ''[[World Bank Group]]'', May 17, 2007, accessed May 17, 2007.</ref><ref name=JonesUK>Matthew Jones, [http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKSP8524620070518 "Wolfowitz Exit Seen Clearing Way for Progress"], ''[[Reuters]]'' (UK), May 18, 2007, accessed May 18, 2007.</ref>

==Books==

==Books==

Lewis D. Solomon, Van Vleck Professor of Law at George Washington University, has recently published a biography of Paul Wolfowitz titled ''Paul D. Wolfowitz: Visionary Intellectual, Policymaker, and Strategist''<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Wolfowitz-Intellectual-Policymaker-Strategist/dp/0275995879</ref>.

Lewis D. Solomon, Van Vleck Professor of Law at George Washington University, has recently published a biography of Paul Wolfowitz titled ''Paul D. Wolfowitz: Visionary Intellectual, Policymaker, and Strategist''.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Wolfowitz-Intellectual-Policymaker-Strategist/dp/0275995879</ref>

==Interviews==

==Interviews==

*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7306587/site/newsweek/ 'I'm Not a Unilateralist': Paul Wolfowitz Wants the World to Understand Him] by Lally Weymouth, ''Newsweek'', April 4, 2005.

*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7306587/site/newsweek/ 'I'm Not a Unilateralist': Paul Wolfowitz Wants the World to Understand Him] by Lally Weymouth, ''Newsweek'', April 4, 2005.

==See Also==

==See also==

*[http://www.slate.com/id/2115170/ That Bleeding Heart Wolfowitz] by Christopher Hitchens, ''Slate'', March 22, 2005.

*[http://www.slate.com/id/2115170/ That Bleeding Heart Wolfowitz] by [[Christopher Hitchens]], ''Slate'', March 22, 2005.

*[http://www.newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/Paul_Wolfowitz.php Paul Wolfowitz's political donations] by ''Newsmeat''.

*[http://www.newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/Paul_Wolfowitz.php Paul Wolfowitz's political donations] by ''Newsmeat''.

*[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21319422~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html Communication from the Executive Directors of the World Bank Group], ''World Bank Group'', May 1, 2007.

*[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21319422~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html Communication from the Executive Directors of the World Bank Group], ''World Bank Group'', May 1, 2007.

*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18628587/site/newsweek/ With the Best of Intentions] by Michael Hirsh, ''Newsweek'', May 21, 2007.

*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18628587/site/newsweek/ With the Best of Intentions] by Michael Hirsh, ''Newsweek'', May 21, 2007.

== References ==

==References==

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