U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has no interest to be the next president of the World Bank, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday.“The secretary has addressed this issue many times since last year. She has said this is not happening. Her view has not changed, “ Nuland told reporters at a regular briefing.Nuland’s remarks came after U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on the same day that the Treasury was slated to announce a candidate to serve at the helm of the agency.The Washington-based World Bank announced on Wednesday that its President Zoellick would step down when his five-year term ends on June 30.There have been speculations that Clinton will take the top job at the World Bank after she leaves her current position as U.S. secretary of state, but she repeatedly denied such reports.When asked if Clinton and U.S. President Barack Obama have had discussions about the position, Nuland said: “I can’t speak to that.” But she stressed that “the secretary’s been very clear about her view with regard to this, and that hasn’t changed.
