WSJ Merkel Top On Forbes' Most Powerful Women List For 4th Year

在《福布斯》(Forbes)世界最具影响力女性的排名中，德国总理默克尔(Angela Merkel)已连续四年排名第一。默克尔排在第二位的是美国联邦存款保险公司(Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)董事长贝尔(Sheila Bair)，她是处理美国金融危机的重要人物之一。几家大公司的首席执行长们占据了前10名的其余位置。《福布斯》指出，最具影响力女性榜单的上榜者在公司和行业中不断求变，每次变化都迈出了一大步，为抓住新的机遇做好准备，以获得更广泛的经验。百事公司(PepsiCo Inc.)的诺伊(Indra Nooyi)和英美资源集团(Anglo American PLC)的卡罗尔(Cynthia Carroll)分列第三和第四，其后是新加坡第一夫人该国主权财富基金淡马锡(Temasek Holding)的首席执行长何晶(Ho Ching)。此外，美国国务卿希拉里•克林顿(Hillary Rodham Clinton)排在第36位；访谈节目主持人温弗瑞(Oprah Winfrey)排在第41位；慈善家梅琳达•盖茨(Melinda Gates)名列第34；英国女王伊丽莎白二世(Queen Elizabeth II)排在42位；美国众议院议长佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)位居第35位。美国第一夫人米歇尔•奥巴马(Michelle Obama)进入榜单，排名第40位。其他新入选者还包括美国卫生与公共服务部长西贝利厄斯(Kathleen Sebelius)，排在第56位；不久前宣誓就任的大法官索托马约尔(Sonia Sotomayor)，她排在第54位；美国国土安全部长纳波利塔诺(Janet Napolitano)列第51位；美国证券交易委员会(SEC)主席夏皮罗(Mary Schapiro)排在第55位。克劳切克(Sallie Krawcheck)排在第87位。在被迫离开花旗集团(Citigroup Inc.)一年后，她又重返华尔街，担任美国银行(Bank of America Corp.)全球财富管理部门的首席执行长。KATHY SHWIFF 本文涉及股票或公司document.write (truthmeter('2009年08月20日14:18', 'PEP'));百事公司英文名称：PepsiCo Inc.总部地点：美国上市地点：纽约证交所股票代码：PEPdocument.write (truthmeter('2009年08月20日14:18', 'TEMAH.YY'));Temasek Holdings总部地点：新加坡(Singapore)股票代码：TEMdocument.write (truthmeter('2009年08月20日14:18', 'AAL.LN'));Anglo American Plc总部地点：英国上市地点：伦敦股票代码：AALdocument.write (truthmeter('2009年08月20日14:18', 'AAUKY'));Anglo American Plc (ads)总部地点：英国上市地点：美国场外交易粉单市场(Pink Sheet)股票代码：AAUKY


German Chancellor Angela Merkel held on to the No. 1 spot on Forbes' annual ranking of the world's most powerful women for the fourth year in a row.The German leader was followed by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair, who has been part of the team handling the U.S. financial crisis, at No. 2. Chief executives of top companies filled the rest of the top 10.Forbes noted that the women on its most powerful list are 'moving across companies and industries, making big leaps with each change, and repositioning themselves for opportunities that allow them to gain a breadth of experience.'Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo Inc. and Cynthia Carroll of Anglo American PLC were ranked Nos. 3 and 4, followed by Singapore's first lady Ho Ching, chief executive of the country's sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, at No. 5.Other notables include Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at No. 36; talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, at No. 41; philanthropist Melinda Gates, at No. 34; Queen Elizabeth II, at No. 42; and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at No. 35.First Lady Michelle Obama joined the list at No. 40. Other newcomers are Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, at No. 56); recently sworn-in Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, at No. 54); Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, at No. 51; and SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, at No. 55.Sallie Krawcheck, who a year after being forced out of Citigroup Inc. is back on Wall Street as chief executive for global wealth management at Bank of America Corp., ranked No. 87.KATHY SHWIFF