Press Release: IMF Names Saleh Nsouli as New Director of the Offices in Europe

IMF News, March 28, 2005

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Press Release No. 05/66
Date: March 28, 2005
Appointing official: Ms. Anne Krueger, Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Appointee: Saleh Nsouli, a national of United States
New position: Director of the IMF's Offices in Europe
Incumbent to be succeeded: Flemming Larsen
Current position at time of appointment: deputy director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department

Joined the IMF in 1973
Has held senior positions within the African, Middle East and Central Asia, Policy Development and Review, and Research Departments, as well as in the IMF Institute
Education:
- Graduated in Economics at the American University in Beirut
- M.A. and PhD degrees in economics at Vanderbilt University

Main IMF office in Europe is situated in Paris
Other offices in Europe: Brussels and Geneva
Functions of the Offices in Europe:
- Maintain a dialogue with non-governmental organizations and other audiences in Europe
- Serve as a liaison for the IMF in Europe by maintaining close contact with:
- the institutions of the European Union
- international and regional institutions such as the OECD, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and the Group of 10

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