Wolfowitz weds African Muslim 'in absentia'

Wolfowitz weds African Muslim �in absentia�: "Wolfowitz weds African Muslim ‘in absentia’

Press Trust of India
Posted online: Monday, September 26, 2005 at 1024 hours IST


Washington, September 26: World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz "recently" married - in absentia - his colleague Shaha Riza whom he had been dating since long, unnoticed by the American media and revealed by an Indian non-governmental activist.



When Wolfowitz and IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato met with civil society organisations headed by Aruna Rao, founder-director of Gender at Work and board chair of Civicus (world alliance for civilian participation) and who currently heads the secretariat for the Global Call for Action against poverty, Rao began the conversation saying to Wolfowitz " I understand congratulations are in order for your recent marriage this afternoon.

Wolfowitz responded: "thank you."

Rao added "and we hope that despite the recent marriage you will be open to a liaison with civil society organizations."
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