George Wolfe (CPA)
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George Wolfe, an employee of the United States government, worked for the Coalition Provisional Authority
in 2003 and 2004.
Wolfe sat on the CPA's Program Review Board
, the committee that made the final recommendation to CPA Administrator Paul Bremer over the $20 billion of contracts the CPA awarded. For its final three months Wolfe served as the Board's chairman. As chair of the Board he was also the Senior advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance. Essentially he was Iraq's de facto Treasurer.
The KPMG audit of the Development Fund for Iraq reports that scheduling a meeting with Administrator Bremer had proven difficult.
Then Bremer departed from Iraq early, leaving important loose ends dangling—like—the audit.
The auditors looked to Wolfe, the next most senior financial officer after Bremer for cooperation.
However Wolfe:
Wolfe left government service in 2004, and became a partner in the law firm Nelson Mullins.
Coalition Provisional Authority
The Coalition Provisional Authority was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies, members of the Multi-National Force – Iraq which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003...
in 2003 and 2004.
Wolfe sat on the CPA's Program Review Board
Coalition Provisional Authority Program Review Board
The Coalition Provisional Authority Program Review Board was composed of the senior personnel of the Coalition Provisional Authority, charged with the responsibility to review and make recommendations about the awarding of contracts to the administrator of the authority, Paul Bremer.The board...
, the committee that made the final recommendation to CPA Administrator Paul Bremer over the $20 billion of contracts the CPA awarded. For its final three months Wolfe served as the Board's chairman. As chair of the Board he was also the Senior advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance. Essentially he was Iraq's de facto Treasurer.
The KPMG audit of the Development Fund for Iraq reports that scheduling a meeting with Administrator Bremer had proven difficult.
Then Bremer departed from Iraq early, leaving important loose ends dangling—like—the audit.
The auditors looked to Wolfe, the next most senior financial officer after Bremer for cooperation.
However Wolfe:
Wolfe left government service in 2004, and became a partner in the law firm Nelson Mullins.