Rice's Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick Resigning

Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick Resigning

By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 19, 2006; 10:06 AM

Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick, one of the administration's most prominent figures in foreign and economic policy, is resigning to join the Wall Street investment firm of Goldman Sachs.

Zoellick's interest in leaving his high-profile post had been long rumored but it leaves a large hole in Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's foreign policy team. Zoellick spearheaded efforts to end the violence in Sudan's Darfur region and was the administration's main interlocutor in the delicate relationship between the United States and China.

In a ceremony in the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Department, Rice said she was "deeply honored" that Zoellick had agreed to be her deputy and was making the announcement with "considerable sadness."

In a one-hour interview Friday, Zoellick said he was leaving 16 months after he started because he had accomplished his objective of helping Rice set up her management team and get her tenure as Secretary of State off to a fast start.

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he didn't get to be Secy. of Treasury and didn't feel he was able to have his own way enough at State. Wonder if they will put K. Hughes or Eliz. Cheney in his spot.