Announcement of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz Offers Condolences to People of Saudi Arabia on Death of King Fahd on August 2, 2005

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz Offers Condolences To People Of Saudi Arabia On Death Of King Fahd Contacts: PW Signing Condolence Book Damian Milverton (202) 473-6735 Dmilverton@worldbank.org WASHINGTON, August 2, 2005—World Bank Paul Wolfowitz today visited the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC to sign a book of condolences and issued the following statement on the death of His Majesty King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al Saud: Click on image above to download high resolution photo “Speaking personally, and on behalf of the Board and the staff of the World Bank, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the people of Saudi Arabia on the death of His Majesty King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al Saud. “King Fahd will be remembered as a man of peace, and as a statesman who contributed greatly to the economic development of Saudi Arabia, and worked to promote regional cooperation. Under his leadership, Saudi Arabia became an important partner of the World Bank in our common efforts to promote development in the Middle East region and throughout the world.” ###