Statement from Dr. Jim Yong Kim regarding his selection by the World Bank’s Executive Directors as 12th President of the World Bank

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2012 - Dr. Jim Yong Kim today released a statement in response to his selection by the World Bank’s Executive Directors as 12th President of the World Bank:   “I am honored to accept the Executive Directors’ decision to select me as the next President of the World Bank Group.  I am delighted to succeed Robert