(a) Appointment At the inaugural meeting of the Board of Governors of the Bank, the Governor and the alternate for the Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development , appointed pursuant to section 286a of this title , shall serve ex-officio as a Governor and the alternate for the Governor, respectively, of the Bank. The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , shall appoint a Governor of the Bank and an alternate for the Governor. (b) Compensation Any person who serves as a governor of the Bank or as an alternate for the Governor may not receive any salary or other compensation from the United States by reason of such service. ( Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 703] , Sept. 30, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3009–121 , 3009–179.)