United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick
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Robert B. Zoellick assumed office as the 13^th U.S. Trade Representative on February 7, 2001, after being confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous vote.

As U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Zoellick is a member of President Bush's Cabinet, with the rank of Ambassador, and serves as the President's principal trade policy adviser and chief trade negotiator.

During President George H.W. Bush's Administration, Mr. Zoellick served with Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, as Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, as well as Counselor to the Department (Under Secretary rank). Mr. Zoellick's responsibilities included political, economic, and security topics in all regions of the world. He served as the lead State Department official in the negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Uruguay Round, and the creation and launch of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group. He played a key role in working with the Congress on the 1991 vote on "fast-track" negotiating authority. Mr. Zoellick was also appointed the President's personal representative, or Sherpa, for the G-7 Economic Summits in 1991 and 1992. In August 1992, Mr. Zoellick was appointed White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President.

Mr. Zoellick received the Distinguished Service Award, the Department of State's highest honor. The German government awarded him the Knight Commanders Cross for his role in developing the U.S. strategy toward German unification and his service as the senior U.S. official in the "2 plus 4" negotiations.

From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Zoellick served at the Department of the Treasury in various positions, including Counselor to Secretary James A. Baker, III, Executive Secretary of the Department, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy. Mr. Zoellick received the Alexander Hamilton Award, the Department of Treasury's highest honor.

After leaving government service in 1993, Mr. Zoellick was appointed an Executive Vice President at Fannie Mae, the largest housing finance investor in the United States, where he managed the company's affordable housing business, legal and regulatory activities, and international financial services. He also served as the John M. Olin Professor of National Security at the U.S. Naval Academy, Director of the Aspen Strategy Group on Foreign Policy, Research Scholar at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, Resident Fellow and Board Member at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., and Senior International Advisor to Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Zoellick was a board member of Alliance Capital, Said Holdings, and Jones Intercable, and served on the Advisory Council of Enron Corporation. He also served on numerous non-profit boards.

Raised in Naperville, Illinois, Mr. Zoellick received a J.D. magna cum laude from the Harvard Law School and a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 1981. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College in 1975.