Former US Deputy Treasury Secretary Peter McPherson has been named financial coordinator for Iraqi reconstruction. In an April 25 news release, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said that McPherson will serve as the principal financial and economic policy advisor to Jay Garner, chief of the US Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) in Iraq.
McPherson's background includes service as administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from 1981 to 1987. He is currently president of Michigan State University.
In a separate announcement, Snow said that Treasury Deputy General Counsel George Wolfe will serve as the deputy financial coordinator of the Iraq reconstruction office. The two officials and will work closely with Iraqis to assist in rebuilding the finance ministry, the central bank and the banking system in Iraq, Treasury said. — (menareport.com)
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