Ivanka Trump to Help Select Nominee for World Bank President

Selection of bank’s president is shaping up as a test for Trump administration’s international clout

Josh Zumbrun and

Alex Leary

Updated Jan. 14, 2019 6:12 p.m. ET

Ivanka Trump, President Trump’s daughter and senior White House adviser, will help Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney lead the process of selecting the next World Bank president.

Ms. Trump isn’t a candidate for the position but will “help manage the U.S. nomination process as she’s worked closely with the World Bank’s leadership for the past two years,” according a White House representative.

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