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Robert Zoellick
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11th President of the World Bank Group
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Robert Bruce Zoellick is an American banker, politician, economist, and adviser. Born in Naperville in 1953, he is a member of the Republican Party. His educational background includes studies at Swarthmore College, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Law School, where he earned a Doctor of Laws degree. He has served as the United States Deputy Secretary of State and President of the World Bank Group.
Zoellick has worked in the fields of politics, diplomacy, international relations, and international economic relations. He is affiliated with the Trilateral Commission and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. His professional history includes employment at Goldman Sachs. He is a Lutheran and speaks English.
As an author, Zoellick has written the work *Riding the Tigers*.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Riding the Tigers
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Paul Wolfowitz
- Succeeded by
- Jim Yong Kim
- President
- George W. Bush
- Born
- Robert Bruce Zoellick , ( 1953-07-25 ) July 25, 1953 (age 72) , Evergreen Park , Illinois , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Sherry Ferguson
- Education
- Swarthmore College ( BA ), Harvard University ( JD , MPP )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Naperville
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- President of the World Bank Group
- Employer
- Goldman Sachs
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws
- Field of work
- economics
- Image
- Zoellick, Robert (official portrait 2008).jpg
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- Phi Beta Kappa Society
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- Robert Zoellick
- date of birth
- 1953-07-25
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- Robert Bruce Zoellick
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Bruce Zoellick (/ˈzɛlɪk/; German: [ˈtsœlɪk]; born July 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and government official who was the 11th president of the World Bank Group from 2007 to 2012. He was previously chairman of international advisors at Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2007, 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 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. Since 2017, he has been a Senior Counselor at Brunswick Group.
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