## Press Release: Statement on IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn

_IMF News, May 15, 2011_

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**Canonical URL:** [Press Release: Statement on IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn](https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2015/09/14/01/49/pr11179)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 15, 2011

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### Key points
- Press Release No. 11/179
- Date: May 15, 2011
- Statement issued by Ms. Caroline Atkinson, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

### Substance of the statement
- “IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York City.
- Mr. Strauss-Kahn has retained legal counsel, and the IMF has no comment on the case; all inquiries will be referred to his personal lawyer and to the local authorities.
- “The IMF remains fully functioning and operational.”

### Communication protocol implied
- All media and public inquiries about the case are to be directed to:
  - Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s personal lawyer
  - Local authorities

*Source: Press Release No. 11/179, May 15, 2011, International Monetary Fund.*

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