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International Council


The multilateral institutions need and welcome outside advice and guidance and they count on the Committee's International Council for help.

            - Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, 2005 International Council luncheon


The Bretton Woods Committee’s International Council brings together top financial sector and government leaders to provide advice, support, and constructive criticism to the management of the multilateral financial institutions. The Council was created in 2000 on the premise that development, international financial stability, and trade liberalization are enhanced by a close working partnership between the private sector and multilateral institutions.

Objectives

The International Council seeks to:

  • Promote members’ shared belief that international economic cooperation is essential and best served through strong and effective multilateral institutions;
  • Provide advice, support, and constructive criticism to the management of the multilateral financial institutions;
  • Enhance a close working partnership between the private sector and multilateral institutions; and
  • Convey ideas and concerns on the future direction of the multilateral institutions to their leadership and host governments

Activities

The International Council:

  • Organizes meetings annually at the time of the IMF and World Bank meetings, alternating between Washington, DC and host country abroad,
  • Arranges updates on policy developments, and
  • Invites Council members' comments on key policy issues and IFI initiatives.

Membership

Members of the International Council include leading international bankers, financiers, government and multilateral officials, and experts from around the world, including developing and developed countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. 

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2011 International Council Meeting

On September 23, 2011, the Committee hosted its annual International Council in Washington, DC, in conjunction with the 2011 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings. 

This year’s program examined the international community’s readiness for the next financial crisis, including discussions of macro and micro prudential supervision, sovereign risk and financial stability, and regulatory reform and alignment. The Council welcomed leading experts, including:

  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
  • Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank
  • William Dudley, President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • Adair Turner, Chairman, Financial Services Authority, United Kingdom
  • Alexandre Tombini, President, Central Bank of Brazil
  • Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot Professor, Harvard University
  • Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Executive Officer, PIMCO, and
  • Vikram Pandit, CEO, Citigroup 

More than 270 select international bankers, government and multilateral officials, and leading members of the Bretton Woods Committee participated in the broader discussion.

The program was made possible through significant contributions and support from Deloitte, our strategic sponsor.  We are also highly appreciative of event contributions from our partner, Barclays, and from the Gulf Investment Corporation.