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Annex 1: Committee's Visit Programme in Washington


The Committee visited Washington and New York in from 31 October to 4 November 2010 in connection with this and a separate inquiry into the World Bank. Meetings in Washington on the 1st and 2nd November related to the World Bank inquiry.

Members participating: Malcolm Bruce (Chairman), Hugh Bayley, Richard Burden, Pauline Latham, Jeremy Lefroy, Anas Sarwar, Chris White;

Accompanied by: David Harrison (Clerk); Mick Hillyard (Second Clerk).

Washington

MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER

Meeting with Andrew Burns, Manager, Development Prospects Group, World Bank

Meeting with Roland Michelitsch, Manager, Development Effectiveness, IFC

Meeting with Susan Reichle, Assistant to the Administrator and Head of the PPL Bureau, USAID

Lunch meeting with Hugh Bredenkamp, Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF

Meeting with Vinod Thomas, Director General & Senior VP, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank

Tea with World Bank Executive Directors: Javed Talat, incoming Executive Director, Pakistan; Pulok Chatterji, Executive Director, India;   Hassan Ahmed Taha, Alternate Executive Director, Sudan; Agapito Mendes Dias, Alternate Executive Director, DRC

Meeting with Caroline Anstey, VP, External Affairs, World Bank

Dinner, hosted by Dominick Chilcott, Deputy Head of Mission, meeting with a number of non-governmental organisations with think tanks, including   CGD, Brookings, Amar Battacharayawith

TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER

Meeting with Joachim von Amsberg, VP, Operations and Country Services, World Bank

Meeting with Axel van Trotsenberg, VP, Concessional Finance & Global Partnerships, World Bank

Round-table lunch hosted by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank with World Bank regional management and staff: Shanta Devarajan, Acting VP Africa Region / Chief Economist, Africa Division; Xian Zhu, Acting VP South Asia Region / Director, Strategy and Operations; Emmanuel Mbi, Acting VP, MENA Region / Director for MNA Strategy and Operations; Alfred Nickesen, Acting VP, East Asia / Director, Central Operational Services;   Philippe Le Houerou, VP Europe and Central Asia; Pamela Cox, VP Latin America and Carribbean; and   Susanna Susanna Moorehead, UKDEL

Meeting with President Zoellick.




 
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