WB appoints new Country Director for VietnamOusmane Dione will assume the position of Country Director for the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam from September 12, the WB announced on September 9. Ousmane Dione ​has been named Country Director for the WB in VietnamAccording to the bank, Ousmane Dione, a Senegalese national, joined the WB as Water Resources Management Specialist in 2000. He has since held a number of leadership and operational positions in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, East Asia and the Pacific Regions. Ousmane Dione’s predecessor – Victoria Kwakwa worked as WB Country Director in Vietnam for seven years. She was appointed as the bank’s Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific on April 15.

Source: VietNamNet News September 11, 2016 03:56 UTC