The remaining 175 countries have 19 Executive Directors on the board. The President of the World Bank is selected by the Bank's Board of Executive Directors. By custom, the President is a U.S. citizen and is nominated by the Secretary of the Treasury, who represents the United States on the board. In 1993, the Bank revised its disclosure policy to allow more information to be made publicly available. It has established Public Information Centers in four major cities which make documents available according to the revised policy.
Documents are also available through a library program in every borrowing country.
Many World Bank documents are still not publicly available. In 1993, the World Bank established an Inspections Panel. Any group of individuals who believe that they are adversely affected by a Bank-supported project can now ask the Panel to investigate complaints that the Bank has failed to abide by its own policies and procedures. The United States has traditionally been the largest World Bank shareholder, but is now second to Japan. The United States contributes 15 percent of total shares, while Japan contributes 22 percent.