Thursday, May 31, 2007

Zoellick to replace Wolfowitz

Profile: Robert Zoellick

"Robert Zoellick may hail from the conservative wing of US Republican party but, unlike his predecessor, Paul Wolfowitz, he has a formidable record in financial and economic governance. After a spell at the treasury and a stint as economics undersecretary of state in the 1980s, he returned to a more senior role in 2001 as George Bush's first trade representative, the chief US trade negotiator. During his four years in the job, he helped launched the Doha round of world trade talks and negotiations to bring China and Taiwan into the WTO. He moved to the state department before leaving government for Goldman Sachs and a job as managing director."

And that's what my friend Rania had to say about it: "not that i was expecting a good man would be nominated, but this man could arguably be worse since he's smarter and more of a diplomat"

No comments: