In addition , friends said , Mr. Zoellick had at times felt marginalized at the State Department , where his subordinates , including R. Nicholas Burns , an under secretary of state , manage most of the major issues , including matters related to Iran , Iraq , the rest of the Middle East and North Korea .
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