The Deputy Secretary of State had been budget director under former President Bill Clinton.

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Zoellick, currently vice chairman of Goldman Sachs, has been U.S. trade representative and was a deputy secretary of state under Rice.

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He will be accompanied by senior Administration officials, including Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, Assistant Secretary of State William R.

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In fact, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and former Under Secretaries of State Nick Burns and Karen Hughes are among the senior U.S. government officials who have lavished praise on the group and legitimated ISNA by meeting with Dr. Mattson and others.

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