International: Feb. 9, 2001
Robert B. Zoellick’s appointment as the George W. Bush administration’s new trade representative has received unanimous confirmation from the U.S. Senate; Zoellick was a senior economic adviser in both the Reagan and George Bush administrations; securing the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas is expected to be at the top of Zoellick’s agenda ... Netherlands-based Gucci Group N.V. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 66.67 percent controlling interest in Bottega Veneta, the Italian luxury leather goods company founded in 1962.
