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

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James Woolsey, former Secretary of Education William Bennett, former Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Victoria Toensing, former Under Secretary of State William Schneider, former Deputy Assistants to the President for Homeland Security Mark Holman and Richard Falkenrath, former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova, former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy and former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank J.

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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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Speaking to Richard Armitage, deputy secretary of state under President George W Bush, he said "having a bad relationship right out of the gate with China is not a hopeful way to try to protect our interest".

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