Biography Of Paul Wolfowitz

Wolfowitz was born on December 22, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a Polish immigrant who taught mathematics at the Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In 1965, Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the same university. Wolfowitz had a knack for reading books on history and politics. He also participated in the Civil Rights marches during the early 1960s.

In 1972, Wolfowitz studied political science at the University of Chicago. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs during the Ronald Reagan presidency. Wolfowitz served as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy in President George H.W. Bush’s administration. He showed his interest in working on plans for the Persian Gulf War under Defense Secretary Dick Cheney.

After a brief period of teaching at the National War College in Washington D.C., Wolfowitz returned to politics in 2001. He was chosen as Deputy Secretary of Defense under Donald Rumsfeld. The year 2001, America also witnessed the September 11 attacks. Following these attacks, Wolfowitz strongly supported the incursion of Afghanistan. He also supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq for which he drew much criticism.

In 2005, Paul Wolfowitz was appointed as the President of the World Bank. He was surrounded by controversies during his term. He faced calls for resignation after he was accused of an improper promotion of his girlfriend, who was the employee of the bank. In 2007, Wolfowitz resigned from the position.