Robert Zoellick Politician

Robert Bruce Zoellick (/ˈzɛlɪk/; German: [ˈtsœlɪk]; born July 25, 1953) is an American banker who was the eleventh president of the World Bank, a position he held from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012. He was previously a managing director of Goldman Sachs, United States Deputy Secretary of State (resigning on July 7, 2006) and U.S. Trade Representative, from February 7, 2001 until February 22, 2005. Zoellick has been a senior fellow at his alma mater Harvard Kennedy School since retirement from the World Bank in July 1, 2012.President George W. Bush nominated Zoellick on May 30, 2007, to replace Paul Wolfowitz as President of the World Bank. On June 25, 2007, Zoellick was approved by the World Bank's executive board.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 25, 1953
Birth place	Illinois , Naperville Illinois
Religion	Lutheranism
Education	Harvard University Swarthmore College

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Office holder

office	White House Deputy Chief of Staff 11th President of the World Bank Group Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Trade Representative of the United States Undersecretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs of the United States Counselor of the Department of State of the United States
party	Republican Party (United States)
president	George H. W. Bush George W. Bush
successor	Tim Wirth Rob Portman Mark Gearan Jim Yong Kim John Negroponte Joan E. Spero