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

_IMF News, March 28, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 28, 2005

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### Appointment details
- 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

### Professional background and education
- 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

### Role and network of the Offices in Europe
- 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

*International Monetary Fund*

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