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Barber Conable becomes World Bank Group President
Barber Conable is the first career politican to assume the position of World Bank Group president. In 1964, after having served one term in the New York State Senate, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he served for 20 years. During his time as Bank president he will refocus the Bank's work on the fight against poverty and draw attention to environmental problems, population growth, and the role of women in development. He will also oversee one of the largest, most complex Bank reorganizations in its history.
Resource Gallery
Interview with Jean Baneth
Interview date: Dec. 19, 1994
Jan. 12 and Sept. 11, 1996 President Conable's first actions upon his arrival at the World Bank Group, including the 1987 reorganization, are described on pages 117-122.
President Conable with two former World Bank Group presidents
1986
From left to right: A. W. Clausen; Robert S. McNamara; and President Conable (1781136; Credit: The World Bank).
Briefing note for President Clausen's meeting with Jacques Cousteau
Nov. 18, 1987
The briefing note for President Clausen in advance of his meeting with famed oceanographer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau includes a brief summary of the World Bank Group's approach to environmental issues (30012503).
Barber Conable’s Trip to India in November 1987
Orignally published: March 2011
The exhibit, which chronicles President Conable's visit to India in 1987, includes photographs of Conable and a caricature of the president by a renowned Indian cartoonist.
President Barber Conable
7th World Bank Group President: 1986
1991
Correspondence from private citizen to President Conable
July 14, 1986
Likely unique among congatulatory letters received by President Conable, Ms. M. L. Crawford spends more time discussing geneology than international development or other economic matters (30012503).
Barber Conable (1922-2003)
July 1, 1986
President Conable is the first politician to be named president of the World Bank Group, having served in the U.S. Congress since 1964 (1781136; Credit: The World Bank).
The Conable Years at the World Bank: Major Policy Addresses of Barber B. Conable, 1986-91
Document date: Aug. 31, 1981
The publication is a selection of President Conable's major addresses made during his time at the World Bank Group.
