World Bank president Robert Zoellick arrives at a press briefing during a visit to Beijing on September 2, 2009. Zoellick is on the third and final day of a trip to China to focus on the global recovery from the financial crisis and the Chinese economy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

World Bank president Robert Zoellick arrives at a press briefing during a visit to Beijing on September 2, 2009. Zoellick is on the third and final day of a trip to China to focus on the global recovery from the financial crisis and the Chinese economy.

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  1. Finance and trade ministers (BACK ROW, L-R) Ricardo Ochao of Mexico, China's Zhu Guangyao, Brunei's Pehin Dato Abd Rahman, Wayne Swan of Australia, Vietnam's Tran Xuan Ha, Robert B. Zoellick of World Bank, Thailand's Korn Chatikavanji, Malaysia's Ahmad Husni, Japan's Shinichito Furumoto, Sush-der Lee of Taiwan and Benjamin Poponawa of Papua New Guinea (FRONT ROW L-R) Russia's Alexey Kudrin, Bill English of New Zealand, Phillippines's Margarito Teves, Dominique Strauss-Kahn of IMF, Sri Mulyani Indrawati of Indonesia, Chairman of FMM Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Timothy Geithner of United States, Chile's Maria Olivia Recart, Canada's James Flaherty, Claudia Cooper of Peru, Hong Kong's John Tsang and Korea's Shin Je Yoon pose for a group photograph during a break at a plenary meeting in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies led by the United States and China opened annual talks with calls to fight protectionism or risk reversing the region's 'fragile' economic rebound. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said 'resisting protectionism' was the topmost concern, as foreign and trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group met in advance of a weekend summit here.
  2. Finance and trade ministers (BACK ROW, L-R) Ricardo Ochao of Mexico, China's Zhu Guangyao, Brunei's Pehin Dato Abd Rahman, Wayne Swan of Australia, Vietnam's Tran Xuan Ha, Robert B. Zoellick of World Bank, Thailand's Korn Chatikavanji, Malaysia's Ahmad Husni, Japan's Shinichito Furumoto, Sush-der Lee of Taiwan and Benjamin Poponawa of Papua New Guinea (FRONT ROW L-R) Russia's Alexey Kudrin, Bill English of New Zealand, Phillippines's Margarito Teves, Dominique Strauss-Kahn of IMF, Sri Mulyani Indrawati of Indonesia, Chairman of FMM Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Timothy Geithner of United States, Chile's Maria Olivia Recart, Canada's James Flaherty, Claudia Cooper of Peru, Hong Kong's John Tsang and Korea's Shin Je Yoon pose for a group photograph during a break at a plenary meeting in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies led by the United States and China opened annual talks with calls to fight protectionism or risk reversing the region's 'fragile' economic rebound. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said 'resisting protectionism' was the topmost concern, as foreign and trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group met in advance of a weekend summit here.
  3. Finance and trade ministers (BACK ROW, L-R) Ricardo Ochao of Mexico, China's Zhu Guangyao, Brunei's Pehin Dato Abd Rahman, Wayne Swan of Australia, Vietnam's Tran Xuan Ha, Robert B. Zoellick of World Bank, Thailand's Korn Chatikavanji, Malaysia's Ahmad Husni, Japan's Shinichito Furumoto, Sush-der Lee of Taiwan and Benjamin Poponawa of Papua New Guinea (FRONT ROW L-R) Russia's Alexey Kudrin, Bill English of New Zealand, Phillippines's Margarito Teves, Dominique Strauss-Kahn of IMF, Sri Mulyani Indrawati of Indonesia, Chairman of FMM Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Timothy Geithner of United States, Chile's Maria Olivia Recart, Canada's James Flaherty, Claudia Cooper of Peru, Hong Kong's John Tsang and Korea's Shin Je Yoon pose for a group photograph during a break at a plenary meeting in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies led by the United States and China opened annual talks with calls to fight protectionism or risk reversing the region's 'fragile' economic rebound. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said 'resisting protectionism' was the topmost concern, as foreign and trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group met in advance of a weekend summit here.
  4. Robert Zoellick (R), president of the World Bank, speaks while Richard Woolcott (L), former Australian secretary of foreign affairs and trade, listens at the APEC 20th anniversary high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.
  5. Robert Zoellick (R), president of the World Bank, speaks while Richard Woolcott (L), former Australian secretary of foreign affairs and trade, share a light moment during the APEC 20th anniversary high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.
  6. Robert Zoellick (R), president of the World Bank, speaks while Richard Woolcott (L), former Australian secretary of foreign affairs and trade, listens at the APEC 20th anniversary high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.
  7. Robert Zoellick (R), president of the World Bank, speaks while Richard Woolcott (L), former Australian secretary of foreign affairs and trade, share a light moment during the APEC 20th anniversary high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.
  8. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Robert Zoellick, World Bank President arrives back from jogging at a hotel in St. Andrews, where he is attending the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland. Some of the world�s finance ministers will gather at St Andrews for a G20 summit where they will discuss aims at solving the global economic recession.
  9. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Robert Zoellick, World Bank President arrives back from jogging at a hotel in St. Andrews, where he is attending the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland. Some of the world�s finance ministers will gather at St Andrews for a G20 summit where they will discuss aims at solving the global economic recession.
  10. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Robert Zoellick, World Bank President arrives back from jogging at a hotel in St. Andrews, where he is attending the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland. Some of the world�s finance ministers will gather at St Andrews for a G20 summit where they will discuss aims at solving the global economic recession.
  11. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Robert Zoellick, World Bank President attends the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland. Some of the world�s finance ministers will gather at St Andrews for a G20 summit where they will discuss aims at solving the global economic recession.
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  14. World Bank President Robert Zoellick looks on during a special events on the International Monetary Fund's release of the 2009 World Economic Outlook at the Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul on October 2, 2009.
  15. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks on global economic crisis at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. During his remarks Zoellick indicated he is in favor of increasing the U.S. Treasury Department�s role to manage financial crises rather than the U.S. Federal Reserve.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks on global economic crisis at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. During his remarks Zoellick indicated he is in favor of increasing the U.S. Treasury Department�s role to manage financial crises rather than the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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