Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Dundes Wolfowitzis a former President of the World Bank, United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, and former dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, working on issues of international economic development, Africa and public-private partnerships, and chairman of the US-Taiwan Business Council...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth22 December 1943
CountryUnited States of America
Corruption is often at the very root of why governments don't work. It weakens the systems and distorts the markets. In the end, governments and citizens will pay a price, in lower incomes, lower investment and more volatile economic swings. But when governments do work - when they tackle corruption and improve their rule of law - they can raise their national incomes by as much as four times.
We believe there are adjustments and realignments and enhancements that both of us can make to our forces that would give us a stronger deterrent posture -- not that it's weak now,
We have agreement on more aid, we have consensus on debt relief -- now let's complete the picture and deliver a true development round on trade.
We're unified as an administration on this, ... We're unified within the Defense Department. We all understand the enormous value of expanding this coalition.
That work is aimed at giving the Filipinos the capability to deal with their own problems,
I was pleased to hear various Brazilians say that this technology can be transferred.
I think Indian officials that I talk to aren't satisfied with the seven per cent or so that they're doing, but I must say that is impressive already, and I think they are making every effort to do more.
We can't commit money unless we're convinced it is going to be spent in the right way,
The problem of corruption is a big drag on the Bangladesh economy,
We have already said we expect our contribution to grow significantly, especially in the reconstruction phase,
We know that to arrive at these goals, there is no greater engine than the industrious and well-educated people of Iraq themselves, ... Along with our coalition partners, we would help Iraqis begin the process of economic and political reconstruction. We would assist the people of Iraq in putting their country on a path towards prosperity and freedom.
Before September 11, terrorism was viewed as something ugly but you lived with it.
No one argues that we should have imposed a dictatorship in Afghanistan having liberated the country. Similarly, we weren't about to impose a dictatorship in Iraq having liberated the country.
The internal affairs of other countries has a big impact on American interests.