Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last week as head of the International Monetary Fund in the face of sexual assault charges, told the fund's staff of his "frustration in having to leave" in an e-mail obtained by CNN, addressed to his colleagues. An excerpt from the e-mail:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last week as head of the International Monetary Fund in the face of sexual assault charges, told the fund's staff of his "frustration in having to leave" in an e-mail obtained by CNN, addressed to his colleagues. An excerpt from the e-mail:
"You have seen my letter of resignation as Managing Director of the Fund--one of the most difficult communications of my life. I wanted very much to be in touch with you, personally and directly, to express my profound sadness and frustration in having to leave under these circumstances. I am doing so because I believe it to be in the best interests of the institution that I care about so much, and of you, the staff, whom I deeply appreciate and admire.
The past days have been extremely painful for me and my family, as I know they have been for everyone at the Fund. I am very sorry that this has been the case. I deny in the strongest possible terms the allegations which I now face; I am confident that the truth will come out and I will be exonerated. In the meantime, I cannot accept that the Fund--and you dear colleagues--should in any way have to share my own personal nightmare. So, I had to go."u00a0
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