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John Lipski, of course, was Solomon Brothers.

For years, he was having a mundane day

at the IMF a few years ago, and they said,

would you like to lead us in the interim?

And so he became the first deputy

managing director but really running the whole place what was it like that shift

that was a delicate period for this institution.

What was your message to all of the international monetary fund

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