Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Sworn in as head of the U.S. Treasury Department's International
Finance Division just three months prior to 9/11, John B. Taylor
soon found himself at the center of the war on terror. Global
Financial Warriors takes you inside the White House Situation Room,
to meetings of the G7 finance ministers, and to cities around the
world as Taylor assembles a coalition to freeze terrorist assets
worldwide, plans the financial reconstruction of Afghanistan,
oversees the development of a new currency in Iraq, and deals with
the spread of financial crises. From reforming the IMF and the
World Bank to negotiating international agreements to reduce Iraq's
debt by 80 percent and cancel the debt of very poor countries,
Taylor's unparalleled access offers the reader, not only an
insider's account of a pivotal time in international finance, but
also an invaluable primer on the policy development and operational
strategies that helped achieve success. JOHN B. TAYLOR served as
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs from 2001
to 2005. A Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, he is the Mary
and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford
University