--- title: White House: Ivanka Trump Won't Lead the World Bank description: Ivanka Trump is helping manage the U.S. nomination of a new leader of the World Bank, the White House said Monday. canonical: https://time.com/5502659/ivanka-trump-world-bank-reports/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-14T21:35:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T22:30:05.199Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ivanka Trump Isn't in the Running to Lead the World Bank Despite Reports, White House Says og:description: The World Bank board traditionally accepts the U.S. nominee for the position og:url: https://time.com/5502659/ivanka-trump-world-bank-reports/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15a4a2e891f3e05f/698943417cdbac1e1fd5ede1/ivanka-trump-world-bank.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: ivanka-trump-world-bank og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ivanka Trump Isn't in the Running to Lead the World Bank Despite Reports, White House Says twitter:description: The World Bank board traditionally accepts the U.S. nominee for the position twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15a4a2e891f3e05f/698943417cdbac1e1fd5ede1/ivanka-trump-world-bank.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ivanka Trump Isn't in the Running to Lead the World Bank Despite Reports, White House Says by [Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Contributor Jan 14, 2019 9:35 PM UTC  Ivanka Trump delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act in the Oval Office of the White House December 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. Ivanka Trump delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act in the Oval Office of the White House December 21, 2018 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Contributor Jan 14, 2019 9:35 PM UTC (Bloomberg) — Ivanka Trump is helping manage the U.S. nomination of a new leader of the World Bank, the White House said Monday. President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser will work with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to nominate a successor to outgoing World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, spokeswoman Jessica Ditto said in a statement. The World Bank board traditionally accepts the U.S. nominee for the position. Ivanka Trump isn’t under consideration for the job, Ditto said, calling reports that she’s a contender “false.” She has been involved in World Bank initiatives on women’s economic development and has worked closely with the bank’s leadership over the past two years, which is why she’s working on the nomination, Ditto said. Kim last week announced his early departure from the role and plans to step down as of Feb. 1\. 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