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Zoellick was named U. S. Trade Representative in Bush's first term ; he was a member of the Executive Office, with the rank of Ambassador.

According to the U. S. Trade Representative website, Zoellick completed negotiations to bring China and Taiwan into the World Trade Organization ( WTO ); developed a strategy to launch new global trade negotiations at the WTO meeting in Doha, Qatar ; shepherded Congressional action on the Jordan Free Trade Agreement and the Vietnam Trade Agreement ; and worked with Congress to pass the Trade Act of 2002, which included new Trade Promotion Authority.

He also heavily promoted the Central American Free Trade Agreement over the objections of labor, environmental, and human rights groups.