Belfer Colleagues Named to Top Administration Posts

In January, President Bush tapped two Belfer Center colleagues for top-level positions in the second-term Bush administration. Kennedy School alum and former Belfer Center Fellow Robert Zoellick has been named Deputy Secretary of State, and Harvard alum and advisory board member for Belfer's recent project on terrorism and the law Michael Chertoff has been confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security.

Robert Zoellick, who has been U.S. Trade Representative since 2001, was a Belfer Fellow in 1999-2000. He worked closely with Center Director Graham Allison and Charles Warren Professor of History Ernest May, who provided direction as he delved into policies and practices of early 20th century secretaries of state.

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff is associated with the Belfer Center through his membership on the Long-Term Legal Strategy Project for Combating Terrorism (LTLS). As a federal judge and former director of the Justice Department's criminal division, Chertoff worked with the Belfer Center's Juliette Kayyem on the LTLS project, which in November released recommendations for new legal rules in the war on terrorism.

"We are pleased that Bob Zoellick and Michael Chertoff will be able to lend their expertise to the administration and the country in these important positions," Graham Allison said. "We're also pleased to have contributed to the experiences that will help inform them in their new jobs."