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John Lipsky, acting head of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, speaks at a press conference at the Treasury in central London Monday June 6, 2011. The British government should stick to its guns and continue with its deficit-reduction strategy despite weaker than anticipated economic...

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks to the press after the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting as IMFC chair and Egyptian Finance Minister Yussef Boutros Ghali (C) and IMF first deputy Managing Director John Lipsky...

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US President Barack Obama, right, shares a word with IMF Acting Managing Director John Lipsky, center, and British Prime Minister David Cameron during departures after a G8 summit in Deauville, France, Friday, May 27, 2011. G8 leaders, in a two-day meeting, will discuss the Internet,...

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IMF Acting Managing Director John Lipsky, left, speaks with Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf during a bilateral meeting at the G8 summit in Deauville, France, Friday, May 27, 2011. G8 leaders, in a two-day meeting, will discuss the Internet, aid for North African states and ways in...

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John Lipsky, first deputy manager of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in this March 12, 2010 file photo. The IMF said on May 15, 2011 its No. 2 official Lipsky will step in as acting managing director of the global institution...

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FILE - In this April 16, 2011, file photo International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, right, arrives for a meeting with International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam, center, and IMF First Deputy Managing Director John...

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IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky (L) and Minister for Finance of Singapore and International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam (C) listen as IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn responds to questions at the IMFC Press Conference...

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World Bank President Robert Zoellick, left, IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky, center, and Development Committee Chairman Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, minister of finance for the Kingdom of Bahrain, right, discuss work by the Development Committee at the IMF/World Bank meetings...

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IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, right, International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam, center, and IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky, left, hold a press briefing after the IMFC met in Washington, Saturday, April 16, 2011.

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, right, International Monetary Fund Committee Chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam, center, and IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky, left, arrive for a news conference after the IMFC met in Washington on...

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First Deputy Managing Director for the International Monetary Fund John Lipsky exits the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming August 26, 2011.

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Christing Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and John Lipsky, first deputy managing director, arrive at an evening reception and dinner at the inaugural event of the annual Economic Policy Symposium at Jackson Hole in Moran, Wyo. , Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.

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New International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, center, walks with John Lipsky, who was acting IMF managing director, as they leave following a news conference at the IMF in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

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New International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, right, accompanied by John Lipsky, who was the acting IMF managing director, left, listens to a question during her first news conference at the IMF in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

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New IMF Managing Christine Lagarde, left, is met by IMF Acting Managing Director John Lipsky as she arrives at the IMF headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

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New IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, left, talks with acting Managing Director John Lipsky after arriving at the IMF headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

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Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, John Lipsky speaks during a media conference in Luxembourg on Monday, June 20, 2011. European stocks and the euro are down after eurozone finance ministers came up short of a final deal to get Greece its next installment of bailout money. Officials...

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s acting chief John Lipsky answers a question at a news conference in Beijing June 9, 2011. The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged China to allow the yuan rise further to rebalance its vast economy, and called for freer use of the...

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International Monetary Fund Acting Managing Director John Lipsky smiles during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Completing the IMF's 10-day mission to Japan over the 2011 Article IV consultation discussions, the team issued a statement reading: "Japan's economy...

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DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - MAY 27: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron says goodbye to US President Barack Obama and acting Director General of the IMF John Lipsky on the second day of the G8 summit on May 27, 2011 in Deauville, France. The Tunisian Prime Minister, Beji Caid el Sebsi, and...

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DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - MAY 27: (L-R) British Prime Minister David Cameron, International Monetary Fund's Acting Managing Director John Lipsky and US President Barack Obama part company at the end of lunch during day two of the G8 summit on May 27, 2011 in Deauville, France. The Tunisian...

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US President Barack Obama, right, shares a word with IMF Acting Managing Director John Lipsky during departures after a G8 summit in Deauville, France, Friday, May 27, 2011. G8 leaders, in a two-day meeting, will discuss the Internet, aid for North African states and ways in which to...

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From left, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, IMF Acting Managing Director John Lipsky, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy walk to the Villa Le Cercle...

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Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara (L-R), Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Acting Managing Director John Lipsky, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European...

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International Monetary Fund Acting Managing Director John Lipsky looks up at the backdrop as he waits to answer questions after a lecture at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, May 19, 2011. The charges filed in New York against deposed IMF head Dominique...