Europe may oppose the nomination of Paul D. Wolfowitz as the World Bank’s president. Bush’s nomination is considered to be the most controversial nominations ever regarding Wolfowitz’s backing of the war in Iraq.

Wolfowitz, an aggressive advocate of the invasion to Iraq, was highly anticipated to be named the World Bank’s chief. Earlier this month, Bush nominated John R. Bolton, who once said it would be OK if all ten floors of the UN headquarter diminished, as U.N. ambassador.

"We are seeing the Bush administration extending its nationalist foreign policy to these key international organizations. The administration regards these institutions as constraints on American power, and the president is moving people into these positions to deal with that," said Ivo Daalder, a foreign policy expert with the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution.

Despite Wolfowitz’s huge experience, Europe does not see him as an appropriate candidate. Till the decision is approved by the board, Europe still may have to time for rumoring about the appointment.

Clare Short, Britain’s former secretary for international development, is among the fiercest opponents for the appointment. "We encourage European governments to ask the US to open up the process to accept other candidates," was said in a statement of the European Parliament’s development committee.