http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/eu-parliament-draghi-idUSLDE75M0UP... * * *BRUSSELS, June 23 | Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:33am EDT* *(Reuters) - * *The European Parliament formally endorsed Italy's Mario Draghi to be the next president of the European Central Bank on Thursday.* *////* *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Draghi* *Draghi was then vice chairman and managing director of Goldman Sachs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Sachs> International and a member of the firm-wide management committee (2002–2005). A controversy existed on his duties while employed at Goldman Sachs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Sachs> . Pascal Canfin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Canfin> (MEP<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament>) asserted Draghi was involved in swaps for European governments, namely Greece <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_sovereign_debt_crisis#Causes>, trying to disguise their countries' economic status.* * * *///* * * *also see, regarding the US :* * * *http://www.bollier.org/fed-goldman-sachs-take-care-each-other* * http://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-Fed-buy-treasury-bonds-through-Goldman-Sac... *