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Sunday, November 8, 2009
 
 
SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
Paul Wolfowitz
Visiting Scholar
 
 
RESOURCES
 
 
RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Development issues
  • Africa
  • Public-private partnerships
  • Entrepreneurship
Contact Assistant: Kara Flook Assistant E-mail: kara.flook@aei.org Assistant Phone: 202-828-6035   Biography
 
Paul Wolfowitz spent more than three decades in public service and higher education. Most recently, he served as president of the World Bank and deputy secretary of defense. As ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Wolfowitz became known for his advocacy of reform and political openness and for his interest in development issues, which dates back to his doctoral dissertation on water desalination in the Middle East. At AEI, Mr. Wolfowitz works on development issues.
 
Experience
  • Chairman, U.S.-Taiwan Business Council, 2008-present
  • President, World Bank Group, 2005-2007
  • Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2001-2005; Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 1989-93; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Regional Programs, 1977-80, U.S. Department of Defense
  • Dean and Professor of International Relations, 1994-2001; Visiting Professor, 1980-81, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
  • Ambassador to Indonesia, 1986-89
  • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, 1982-86; Director of Policy Planning, 1981-82, U.S. Department of State
  • Special Assistant, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1973-77
  • Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University, 1970-73
 
Education
 
Ph.D., political science, University of Chicago
B.A., mathematics, Cornell University
 
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Articles and Commentary [List all]

To prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and bring the country to the table for negotiations, the world must talk less about Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy and more about how the regime is wasting the people's resources.

As we mark the eighth anniversary of September 11, 2001, we are in danger of becoming complacent once again.

Amid war and recession, Americans are in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact mood. But that, says a leading architect of George W. Bush's foreign policy, is no reason to adopt a misguided doctrine.

 
 
Events [List all] Does Africa's Future Depend on Global Financial Institutions?

Dambisa Moyo, Nicholas Eberstadt, Paul Wolfowitz, and Mauro De Lorenzo will discuss the importance of global financial institutions in Africa's future.

Promoting Peace and Prosperity in Asia: The Taiwan Relations Act at Thirty

Panelists will discuss the Taiwan Relations Act and other current issues regarding Taiwan and U.S. relations.

Anchor Allies Adrift: Can the United States Depend on Japan and Great Britain?

This event will discuss the future of U.S.-U.K. and the U.S.-Japanese relationships.