Ben Bernanke, White House chief economic adviser and US President ...

16th Nov 2005, 18:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ben Bernanke, White House chief economic adviser and US President George W. Bush's pick to head the Federal Reserve, speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, 16 November 2005. The US Senate banking committee cleared Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve chairman, officials said.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)