Robert Zoellick
11th President of the World Bank Group
Robert Bruce Zoellick (/ˈzɛlɪk/; German: [ˈtsœlɪk]; born July 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and public official . He was the eleventh president of the World Bank from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012. He was a managing director of Goldman Sachs,[1] United States Deputy Secretary of State and U.S. Trade Representative, from February 7, 2001 until February 22, 2005.
Robert Zoellick | |
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11th President of the World Bank Group | |
In office July 1, 2007 – July 1, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
Succeeded by | Jim Yong Kim |
United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
In office February 23, 2005 – June 19, 2006 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Richard Armitage |
Succeeded by | John Negroponte |
13th United States Trade Representative | |
In office February 7, 2001 – February 22, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Charlene Barshefsky |
Succeeded by | Rob Portman |
White House Deputy Chief of Staff | |
In office August 23, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Henson Moore |
Succeeded by | Mark Gearan |
Undersecretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs | |
In office May 20, 1991 – August 23, 1992 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Dick McCormack |
Succeeded by | Joan Spero |
Counselor of the United States Department of State | |
In office March 2, 1989 – August 23, 1992 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Max Kampelman |
Succeeded by | Tim Wirth |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Bruce Zoellick July 25, 1953 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sherry Zoellick |
Education | Swarthmore College (BA) Harvard University (JD, MPP) |
Zoellick has been a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs since ending his term with the World Bank.[2] He is currently a Senior Counselor at Brunswick Group.[3]
References
change- ↑ Reuters (2006). Goldman says Zoellick to be vice chairman, intl. Retrieved June 20, 2006.
- ↑ "Boston Globe". June 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Robert Zoellick". Brunswick.