Robert Rubin began his career in finance at Goldman, Sachs & Company in 1966. From 1987-1990, he was vice chairman and co-chief operating officer, and from 1990-1992, he was co-senior partner and co-chairman. Mr. Rubin joined the Clinton administration in 1993, serving in the White House as assistant to the president for economic policy and the first director of the National Economic Council. He served as our nation’s 70th secretary of the treasury from 1995 to 1999. From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Rubin served as a member of the board of directors at Citigroup and as a senior advisor to the company. He is chairman of the board of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the nation’s leading community development support organization. He serves on the board of trustees of Mount Sinai Medical Center and is a member of the Harvard Corporation. Mr. Rubin was also one of the founders of The Hamilton Project, an economic policy project housed at the Brookings Institution. He is author of In An Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington. He is based in New York, NY.
Experts discuss the energy demands of emerging economies, as well as the stability of oil supply.
This meeting is the first in a series of global partnership meetings with the Financial Times.
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Experts discuss the energy demands of emerging economies, as well as the stability of oil supply.
This meeting is the first in a series of global partnership meetings with the Financial Times.
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Experts discuss the energy demands of emerging economies, as well as the stability of oil supply.
This meeting is the first in a series of global partnership meetings with the Financial Times.
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Robert Rubin says serious and balanced deficit reduction is necessary for the American economy to thrive.
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Economist A. Michael Spence says emerging market growth is going to produce a boom in investment, which in turn may lead to higher interest rates globally, and a tendency to intervene in international capital flows. Spence spoke to Robert Rubin, Former Treasury Secretary and Co-Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, at CFR's 2011 Corporate Conference.
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President of the Republic of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, discusses the transforming relationship of Turkey with the United States, Europe, and the Middle East
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President of the Republic of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, discusses the transforming relationship of Turkey with the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gül discusses a wide-range of foreign policy matters including U.S.-Turkish relations, Middle East peace, Iran, and Afghanistan.
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Watch Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, discuss global governance in light of the recent financial crisis.
This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.
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Listen to Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, discuss global governance in light of the recent financial crisis.
This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.
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The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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Watch experts analyze the economic effects of pandemic influenza including on the labor force and trade.
This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.
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Listen to experts analyze the economic effects of pandemic influenza including on the labor force and trade.
This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.
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Session II of a Council on Foreign Relations Symposium on Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics and Foreign Policy. Subject: Economic Aspects of Pandemic Influenza
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President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak details U.S.-Korean relations including matters such as security and trade.
This meeting was cosponsored with the Asia Society and the Korea Society.
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Watch President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak detail U.S.-Korean relations including matters such as security and trade.
This meeting was cosponsored with the Asia Society and the Korea Society.
Listen to President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak detail U.S.-Korean relations including matters such as security and trade.
This meeting was cosponsored with the Asia Society and the Korea Society.
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Listen to experts give a historical analysis of the 1920s and the causes of the Great Depression, including monetary policy and the stock market crash in 1929.
This session was part of the CFR-New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business symposium: A Second Look at the Great Depression, which was made possible through the generous support of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
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Watch experts give a historical analysis of the 1920s and the causes of the Great Depression, including monetary policy and the stock market crash in 1929.
This session was part of the CFR-New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business symposium: A Second Look at the Great Depression, which was made possible through the generous support of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
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Session One of a Council on Foreign Relations Symposium on a Second Look at the Great Depression and the New Deal. A panel focusing on what occurred economically during the 1920s that contributed to the Crash in 1929.
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