Robert Edward Rubin is an American retired banking executive, lawyer, and former government official. He served as the 70th U.S. 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 in 2014
Robert Rubin official Treasury portrait, 1999
Rubin in 1999
Presidency of Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following his victory over Republican incumbent president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential election. Four years later, in the 1996 presidential election, he defeated Republican nominee Bob Dole and Perot again, to win re-election. Clinton was limited to two terms and was succeeded by Republican George W. Bush, who won the 2000 presidential election.
Presidency of Bill Clinton
Outgoing President George H. W. Bush and President-elect Bill Clinton on November 18, 1992
President Bill Clinton and his cabinet in 1993.
Clinton shaking hands with Gerry Adams outside a business in East Belfast, November 30, 1995