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Remembering Bill Frenzel, US Rep and Bretton Woods Committee Co-Chair
On Monday, November 17, 2014 at his home in McLean, VA with his family by his side, Bill Frenzel, former Bretton Woods Committee Co-Chair, passed away. He was 86.
Congressional Perspectives on the Year Ahead: Implications for the IFIs
Will Republicans Choose to Lead on the Bretton Woods Institutions?
By: Scott Morris, Bretton Woods Committee Member and Senior Associate, Center for Global Development
The Bretton Woods Committee applauds successful markup of Legislation to strengthen U.S. Leadership in the IMF
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The Bretton Woods Committee applauds successful markup of Legislation to strengthen U.S. leadership in the IMF
Historic Bipartisan Group of Former Cabinet and Top National Security Leaders - including Baker, Kissinger, and Ridge - Support IMF Quota Reform
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Historic Bipartisan Group of Former Cabinet and Top National Security Leaders – including Baker, Kissinger, and Ridge – Support IMF Quota Reform
Broad-Based Coalition of Policy Experts Urge Congress to Pass IMF Reforms
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Broad-Based Coalition of Policy Experts Urges Congress to Pass IMF Reforms
Ukraine Economy and US Leadership at Stake
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2014) —Today 190 policy experts, business and academic leaders, and former Senate-confirmed appointees who had oversight responsibilities for organizations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank delivered a unified message to Congress: promptly enact IMF quota reform legislation.
Can the IFIs Catalyze More Effective Financing for Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets?
Multilateral Roundtable Discussion
International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington, DC
January 23, 2014
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Building an IDA for the Future: Perspectives on the 17th Replenishment of the International Development Association
On January 16, the Bretton Woods Committee (BWC) –in partnership with the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) – welcomed over 80 members and friends to a panel discussion on Building an IDA for the Future: Perspectives on the 17th Replenishment of the International Development Association. Co-chair Jim Kolbe participated as a panelist and Co-Chair Bill Frenzel offered introductory remarks.
Committee urges U.S. support for consistent IDA17 Replenishment
With the global community preparing for the 17th replenishment of the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), the Bretton Woods Committee and other allies are working to demonstrate the catalytic role played by the United States in IDA’s success and the need to maintain U.S. support for IDA going forward.
Bipartisan Group of Former Officials Urges Congress to Maintain Leadership Role in the IMF
A bipartisan group of top former Cabinet, executive, and legislative officials recently urged Congress to maintain current overall U.S. leadership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The signers to the letter, coordinated by the Bretton Woods Committee, include former Treasury Secretaries Nicholas Brady, Henry Paulson, and Lawrence Summers, as well as national leaders from both parties who support the IMF, because of the returns it brings to our nation.