Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College president, tapped by Obama to head World Bank

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/official-obama-to-nominate-dartmouth-college-president-to-head-world-bank/2012/03/23/gIQAAPLiVS_story.html

This article discusses Barack Obama's decision to appoint Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College president, as the president of the World Bank. As the World Bank's major contributor, the United States is granted the privilege to choose the president of the bank, and the European nations choose the head of the International Monetary Fund. Jim Yong Kim is the first Asian-American to represent the United States in the World Bank. This article comes from the Washington Post- the most widely circulated newspaper covering information locally, nationally, and globally. It is also the oldest paper in the DC area, which demonstrates its high credibility to provide accurate information to the public. The context of this piece is causal because every five years a new president for the World Bank is elected by the president of the United States. The last president was elected in 2007 by George W. Bush and now President Barack Obama made his selection for 2012. This piece was written to inform the entire world about the new president coming into the World Bank and to describe his background and how he will ameliorate the global economy. Since the World Bank includes a multitude of nations, the audience is primarily everyone. The plethora of factual data within this article about Jim Yong Kim's success, a slight rebuttal to recognize the other side's hesitance towards Kim's future presidency, as well as the formal diction used to create a serious tone makes the author effectively accomplish his purpose.