Robert Zoellick

Robert Zoellick
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 (1953-07-25) July 25, 1953 Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sherry Zoellick
Education	Swarthmore College (BA) Harvard University (JD, MPP)

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, United States Deputy Secretary of State and U.S. Trade Representative, from February 7, 2001 until February 22, 2005.

Zoellick has been a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs since ending his term with the World Bank. He is currently a Senior Counselor at Brunswick Group.