Robert Rubin
Robert Rubin
Robert Edward Rubinis an American lawyer, former cabinet member, and retired banking executive. He served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury during the Clinton administration. Before his government service, he spent 26 years at Goldman Sachs, eventually serving as a member of the board and co-chairman from 1990 to 1992; Rubin oversaw the loosening of financial industry underwriting guidelines which had been intact since the 1930s. His most prominent post-government role was as director and senior counselor...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 August 1938
CityNew York City, NY
This isn't a question of rewarding China, ... A strong WTO agreement is very good for the United States.
After sitting with the vice president in the White House, the Oval Office and the Cabinet room over six-and-a-half years, that he was consistently sound, sensible, practical and willing to fight for politically difficult issues,
This is a major world event and they have made extraordinary efforts,
It is probably not a bad thing for somebody doing data entry, for instance, where the boredom and monotony of it takes a toll on performance.
I think there is more work to do, and we simply have to all work together and do everything we can to get it done,
Larry and I have been true partners through this whole period, and it's been a wonderful, wonderful partnership,
Our initial reaction is that we are intrigued by how this merger is going to be positioned and structured; in principle we think it could work as the deal is not simply two companies combining for a lack of something else to do.
I think -- virtual universal agreement -- is that the CPI does not accurately reflect inflation,
I think the administration will have a Treasury secretary who is very established with the business community.
It is important to remember that the fundamentals of the United States economy are strong and have been for the past several years, and the prospects for continued growth, with low inflation and low unemployment, are strong,
Had these kinds of requirements been in place before the current crisis began in 1997, the flows of capital might well have slowed at a much earlier stage, substantially reducing the severity of the crisis,
His (Clinton's) view -- and it has been his view since the beginning of this administration -- is to respect totally the independence of the Fed,
As you look around the globe, it seems to me that a lot of the countries hurt by the Asian financial crises have made tremendous progress. On the other hand, in all of those countries there's a lot to do.
The international community has a strong program. ? I think the key, however, is that the program is only as effective as the implementation. And I think that we have been in a very aggressive mode over the course of the last year, and I think that what we need to do is remain in even more aggressive mode as we go forward, so each of us does our part,