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| − | [[Image:89698iukhbn.jpg|right|thumb|Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz briefs reporters at the Pentagon about the on-going campaign against the [[al Qaeda]] terrorist organization and the military capability of Taliban regime in Afghanistan. | + | [[Image:89698iukhbn.jpg|right|thumb|Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz briefs reporters at the [[Pentagon]] about the on-going campaign against the [[al Qaeda]] terrorist organization and the military capability of [[Taliban]] regime in [[Afghanistan]]. |
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| − | '''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 known as the [[Bush Doctrine]], which resulted in the [[Iraq War]]. Once the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Bush administration, he is currently the President of the [[World Bank]]. Despite being a close ally of the Bush administration, Paul Wolfowitz is actually a registered [[Democrat]]. Wolfowitz described himself as a "Scoop Jackson Republican". | + | '''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 known as the [[Bush Doctrine]], which resulted in the [[Iraq War]]. Once the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Bush administration, he is currently the President of the [[World Bank]]. Despite being a close ally of the Bush administration, Paul Wolfowitz is actually a registered [[Democrat]]. Wolfowitz described himself as a "Scoop Jackson Republican". |
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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 23:48, May 19, 2007
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 known as the Bush Doctrine, which resulted in the Iraq War. Once the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Bush administration, he is currently the President of the World Bank. Despite being a close ally of the Bush administration, Paul Wolfowitz is actually a registered Democrat. Wolfowitz described himself as a "Scoop Jackson Republican".
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] Lewis "Scooter" Libby was one of his students when Wolfowitz taught courses in the Department of Political Science at Yale University.[4]