Wolfowitz’ sweetheart “grossly” promoted and overpaid
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has
apologised for “mistakes” made over the promotion and pay of a
ex-colleague with whom he is romantically involved.
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has apologised
for “mistakes” made over the promotion and pay of a ex-colleague with whom he
is romantically involved.
Mr Wolfowitz’s partner, Shaha Riza, was moved to the State Department when he took the Bank’s top job in 2005.
But the bank’s staff association says she then received pay rises and promotions which were “grossly out of line” with the Bank’s staff rules.
When Mr Wolfowitz took over at the Bank in mid-2005, Ms Riza - then a Bank employee for eight years - was transferred to work for the US State Department, to avoid any conflict of interest.
But rapid rises in her tax-free World Bank salary to about $193,000 - more than the $186,000 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice receives before tax - have aroused ire among other Bank employees.
Is anyone surprised when a political hack says he’s “fiercely anti-corruption” - then turns up playing the same old greed games, after all?
Mr Wolfowitz’s partner, Shaha Riza, was moved to the State Department when he took the Bank’s top job in 2005.
But the bank’s staff association says she then received pay rises and promotions which were “grossly out of line” with the Bank’s staff rules.
When Mr Wolfowitz took over at the Bank in mid-2005, Ms Riza - then a Bank employee for eight years - was transferred to work for the US State Department, to avoid any conflict of interest.
But rapid rises in her tax-free World Bank salary to about $193,000 - more than the $186,000 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice receives before tax - have aroused ire among other Bank employees.
Is anyone surprised when a political hack says he’s “fiercely anti-corruption” - then turns up playing the same old greed games, after all?
Posted: Thu - April 12, 2007 at 11:11 AM