国 际货币基金组织（IMF)于北京时间5月19日中午发布公告称，总裁多米尼克·斯特劳斯-卡恩已宣布辞职，即刻生效。
卡恩在提交给IMF的一封辞职信中否认了全部指控，并称辞职是为了更好地保护该组织。
卡恩辞职信翻译及原文如下：
委员会同仁：
我被迫向（国际货币基金组织）执行委员会递交辞呈，辞去国际货币基金组织总裁职务，我感到十分悲痛。
此刻，我最先想到的是我的妻子，她是我的最爱，我的孩子们，我的家庭以及我的朋友们。
我同时还想到我在国际货币基金组织的同事们，在过去三年多里，我们一道携手取得了非凡的成就。
我想对所有人说，我万分坚决地否认对我的任何指控。我必须以我的荣誉和奉献来捍卫我所服务的这一机构，尤其是，我要竭尽全部力量、时间和精力来证明我的清白。
多米尼克·施特劳斯-卡恩
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board:
It is with infinite sadness that I feel compelled today to present to the Executive Board my resignation from my post of Managing Director of the IMF.
I think at this time first of my wife -- whom I love more than anything -- of my children, of my family, of my friends.
I think also of my colleagues at the Fund; together we have accomplished such great things over the last three years and more.
To all, I want to say that I deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me.
I want to protect this institution which I have served with honor and devotion, and especially -- especially -- I want to devote all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my innocence.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
回复该发言