Robert Zoellick

Robert Zoellick
11th President of the World Bank Group
In office July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2012
Preceded by	Paul Wolfowitz
Succeeded by	Jim Yong Kim
14th 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
12th 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
24th 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 (1953-07-25) July 25, 1953 (age 71) Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sherry Ferguson Zoellick
Education	Swarthmore College (BA) Harvard University (JD, MPP)

Robert Bruce Zoellick (/ˈzɛlɪk/; German: [ˈtsœlɪk]; born July 25, 1953)^[1] is an American public official and lawyer who was the 11th president of the World Bank Group, a position he held from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012.^[2] He was previously chairman of international advisors at Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2007,^[3] United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2005 to 2006, and U.S. Trade Representative from 2001 to 2005. Prior to those posts, from 1985 to 2001 he served in a variety of capacities in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and the presidential campaign of George W. Bush, in addition to positions in various think tanks and academia.

Zoellick has been a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs since ending his term with the World Bank in 2012.^[4] Since 2017 he has been a Senior Counselor at Brunswick Group.^[5]