‘Extremely popular’ head of state and IMF boss was ‘virtually unknown’ before achieving ‘great things’ for Germany, says current president Horst Koehler, former head of the ...

There was uproar when he claimed German military deployments could be necessary ‘to defend our interests, for example, free trade routes’ Horst Köhler ... of the IMF (2000-04), he was ...

Koehler, head of state from 2004 to 2010 ... Before becoming president he was the head of the IMF in Washington from 2000 to 2004, and also held other roles in the civil service and banking.

BERLIN - Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who also once headed the ... Before becoming president he was the head of the IMF in Washington from 2000 to 2004, and also held other roles ...

Former German President who was also a one-time head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Horst Köhler, is dead. Popular for stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over ...

BERLIN – Mr Horst Koehler, who served as Germany’s president from 2004 to 2010 and was a respected global policymaker with a particular interest in Africa, died on Feb 1 after a short illness ...

BERLIN — Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International ... In 2000, Mr. Köhler emerged as Schröder’s backup choice for the IMF leadership. He won American support after Berlin’s ...

Former President of Germany Horst Koehler looks on ahead of the state commemoration ceremony ... Koehler became managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2000, a post he held for ...