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Bill and Danielle Gottfried are Managing Directors of GOTTFRIED INTERNATIONAL ESTATES representing clients in Houston, the Texas Hill Country, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Belize, Costa Rica, France, Spain, Greece, Russia, and Bahrain. Bill earned a BS in Petroleum Marketing from The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, a MBA in International Business from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and attends Executive Ed. at Harvard Business School. Bill began his career as a U.S. Naval Officer in the Arabian Gulf managing petroleum shipments in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Yemen and later in his career was active in organizing joint ventures in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Bill helped form the U.S.-Russia Business Council in Washington, D.C.

Bill is the 2012 Vice Chairman of the International Committee of the Texas Association of REALTORS, a Member of the Houston Association of REALTORS International Advisory Group, and a Member of AMPI in Mexico. His Family has lived in Mexico since 1910 during the days of the Mexican Revolution and the Gottfried de Gutierrez Family remains active in business in Mexico.

Since 2006, the GOTTFRIED Team has generated $1 billion (USD) in global property listings; the GOTTFRIED Team is active in residential, commercial, farm and ranch, agriculture, and land development.

Danielle Gottfried is a Certified Short Sale Negotiator, a Certified Home Marketing Specialist, and has been a real estate investor for 30 years.

Bill served on the Board of Directors of the Houston Association of REALTORS (HAR) and the Texas Association of REALTORS from 2008 - 2011.

Bill and Danielle are Certified International Property Specialists (CIPS), Transnational Referral Certified (TRC), Certified Negotiation Experts (CNE), and are members of The Institute For Luxury Home Marketing.

Bill is a member of the Greater Houston Builders Association, GHBA's Green Built Gulf Coast Program, the Texas Association of Builders, and the National Association of Home Builders.

Texas Hill Country Cottages, a division of GOTTFRIED INTERNATIONAL ESTATES, supports real estate investment in the Texas Hill Country, we work with land developers and builders who design Hill Country residences meeting our clients' requirements.

Bill and Danielle Gottfried hold the record for the highest priced property listed on the Houston Association of REALTORS MLS, a $25 million luxury villa located in St-Jean Cap Ferrat on the Cote d'Azur in France.

Bill is the President/CEO of GOTTFRIED INTERNATIONAL, Inc., a management consulting, project development, and executive search firm active in oil and gas, petroleum marketing, biofuels, agribusiness, biotechnology, space technology, and real estate development.

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