Clinton 'Not Pursuing' World Bank Top Job

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><root available-locales="en_US," default-locale="en_US"><static-content language-id="en_US"><![CDATA[<p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said she is "not pursuing" the top job at the World Bank after a media report that she was seeking to become the institution's next head.<br><br>"I'm not pursuing that position," Clinton said when asked about a report by the Reuters news agency that she was considering applying for the job after completing her term as top US diplomat next year.<br><br>"I am absolutely dedicated to my service as secretary of state," she added, speaking on the sidelines of African trade talks here aimed at removing barriers within the continent and between it and the United States.<br><br>Reuters said Clinton was in discussions with the White House to leave her job next year and take over as head of the World Bank, replacing Robert Zoellick, should he leave at the end of his term in mid-2012.<br><br>(PTI)</p>