Thirty-five years ago, around Thanksgiving, Â Clayton Yeutter was focused on using American trade laws to negotiate on behalf of the United States for the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. As the U.S. Trade Representative in the Reagan administration, one of his main goals was to make it easier for farmers to buy and sell their products across borders.
ທ່ານ​ໄດ້​ຮ້àºàº‡â€‹àº‚à»â€‹à»ƒàº«à»‰â€‹àº—ີ່​ປຶàºàºªàº²â€‹àº‚àºàº‡â€‹àº—່ານ​ສ້າງ​à»àºœàº™àºàº²àº™â€‹à»ƒàº«à»‰â€‹àº›àº°â€‹à»€àº—ດ​ຕ່າງໆ​ຕັດ​ເງິນ​àºàº¸àº”​ໜູນ​ຂàºàº‡â€‹àº•àº»àº™, àºàº±àº”ຕາພາສີ, à»àº¥àº°àºàº¸àº›àº°àºªàº±àºàºàº²àº™à»€àº‚ົ້າເຖິງຕະຫຼາດ. ພວàºâ€‹à»€àº‚ົາ​ເຈົ້າ​àºàº±àºšâ€‹àº„ືນ​ມາ​ໂດàºâ€‹àº¡àºµâ€‹àºàº²àº™â€‹àºªàº°â€‹à»€àº«àº™àºµâ€‹à»€àºžàº·à»ˆàºâ€‹àº«àº¼àº¸àº”​ຜ່àºàº™â€‹àºàº²àº™â€‹à»€àº«àº¼àº»à»ˆàº²â€‹àº™àºµà»‰â€‹à»‚ດຠ50 ເປີເຊັນໃນໄລàºàº°àºªàº´àºšàº›àºµ. ເມື່àºàºžàº§àºà»€àº‚ົານà»àº²àºªàº°à»€àº«àº™àºµàº®à»ˆàº²àº‡àº‚àºàº‡àºžàº§àºà»€àº‚ົາ, Yeutter ເບິ່ງມັນà»àº¥àº°àº‚ູດàºàºàº 50 à»àº¥àº°àº—ົດà»àº—ນມັນດ້ວຠ100 ເປີເຊັນ. As a skilled negotiator, he realized that if you want to get to fifty, ທ່ານຈà»àº²à»€àº›àº±àº™àº•à»‰àºàº‡à»€àº¥àºµà»ˆàº¡àº•àº»à»‰àº™àº—ີ່ຫນຶ່ງຮ້àºàº.
Clayton got buy-in from the Secretary of Agriculture, ເພື່àºàº™â€‹à»€àºˆàº»à»‰àº²â€‹à»œà»‰àº²â€‹àº—ີ່​ຫ້àºàº‡â€‹àº§à»ˆàº²àºàº²àº™â€‹àº¥àº²àº§, and the United States set the table for what became one of the most important trade pacts ever negotiated in human history.
This story and many others are included in a new biography that talks about his role in global trade at this point in America’s history. The title, “Rhymes àºàº±àºš Fighter: Clayton Yeutter ລັດ​ຖະ​ມົນ​ຕີ​àºàº²â€‹à»€àº¡àº¥àº´â€‹àºàº²,†is a reference to what Yeutter would say when a person asked the pronunciation of his last name. He was an extraordinary public servant and statesman whose efforts in support of cross-border business and free trade are still having a positive impact on agriculture and farmers.
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ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັຠClayton ໃນປີສຸດທ້າàºàº‚àºàº‡àºŠàºµàº§àº´àº”ຂàºàº‡àº¥àº²àº§. ພວàºà»€àº®àº»àº²à»€àºŠàº·à»ˆàºàº¡àº•à»à»ˆà»ƒàº™àº¥àº°àº”ັບພື້ນຖານ: ລາວ​ເປັນ​ເດັàºâ€‹àºŠàº²àº§â€‹àºàº°àºªàº´àºàºàº™â€‹àºˆàº²àºâ€‹àº¥àº±àº” Nebraska à»àº¥àº°â€‹àº‚້àºàºâ€‹à»€àº›àº±àº™â€‹àºªàº²àº§â€‹àºŠàº²àº§â€‹àºªàº§àº™â€‹àºˆàº²àºâ€‹àº¥àº±àº” Iowa. ພວàºà»€àº®àº»àº²àº—ັງສàºàº‡àº¡àºµàº„ວາມສົນໃຈໃນນະໂàºàºšàº²àºàºªàº²àº—າລະນະ, ໂດàºàºªàº°à»€àºžàº²àº°àºà»ˆàº½àº§àºàº±àºšàºàº°àºªàº´àºà»àº². ລາວໄດ້ເຮັດວຽàºà»ƒàº«à»‰àº›àº°àº—ານາທິບà»àº”ີສີ່ຄົນ, à»àº¥àº°â€‹àº‚້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄດ້​ເຮັດ​ວຽàºâ€‹à»ƒàº«à»‰â€‹àºœàº¹à»‰â€‹àº›àº»àºâ€‹àº„àºàº‡.
His career was prestigious—after serving as U.S. ຜູ້ຕາງຫນ້າàºàº²àº™àº„້າພາàºà»ƒàº•à»‰àº›àº°àº—ານາທິບà»àº”ີ Reagan, ລາວເປັນລັດຖະມົນຕີàºàº°àºªàº´àºà»àº²àºžàº²àºà»ƒàº•à»‰àºàº²àº™à»€àº›àº±àº™àº›àº°àº—ານ George H.W. Bush—he was a busy man whose advise was sought out by many, à»àº•à»ˆâ€‹àº¥àº²àº§â€‹àºšà»à»ˆâ€‹à»€àº„ີàºâ€‹à»€àº«àº±àº™â€‹àº•àº»àº™â€‹à»€àºàº‡â€‹àºªàº³àº„ັນ​ຫຼື​ຫàºàº¸à»‰àº‡â€‹àº«àº¼àº²àºâ€‹àºªàº³àº¥àº±àºšâ€‹àº‚້àºàº. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ມັàºâ€‹àºàº²àº™â€‹à»€àºŠàº·à»‰àºâ€‹à»€àºŠàºµàº™â€‹àº—ີ່​ເປີດ​ເຜີàºâ€‹à»ƒàº«à»‰â€‹à»€àº«àº±àº™â€‹àº¥àº²àº§â€‹à»ƒàº™â€‹àºàº²àº™â€‹àº¢à»‰àº½àº¡â€‹àº¢àº²àº¡â€‹àº§à»â€‹àºŠàº´àº‡â€‹àº•àº±àº™, D.C., à»àº¥àº°àº¥àº²àº§à»„ດ້ມີຄວາມສົນໃຈຢ່າງຈິງຈັງໃນເຄືàºàº‚່າàºàºŠàº²àº§àºàº°àºªàº´àºàºàº™àº—ົ່ວໂລàºà»€àºžàº²àº°àº§à»ˆàº²àº¥àº²àº§à»€àºŠàº·à»ˆàºà»ƒàº™àºžàº²àº¥àº°àºàº´àº”ຂàºàº‡àºàº»àº‡àºàº²àº™àºˆàº±àº”ຕັ້ງທີ່ນà»àº²àºžàº²àºŠàº²àº§àºàº°àºªàº´àºàºàº™àº‚àºàº‡àºžàº§àºà»€àº®àº»àº²àº—ີ່ສະຫນັບສະຫນູນນະໂàºàºšàº²àºàºàº²àº™àº„້າທີ່ດີàºàº§à»ˆàº²à»àº¥àº°àºàº²àº™à»€àº‚ົ້າເຖິງເຕັàºà»‚ນໂລຢີທີ່àºàºµàº‡à»ƒàºªà»ˆàº§àº´àº—ະàºàº²àºªàº²àº”ໃນàºàº°àºªàº´àºà»àº²..
ໃນທົ່ວຈà»àº²àº™àº§àº™àº‚àºàº‡àº›àºµà»àº¥àº°àºàºàº‡àº›àº°àºŠàº¸àº¡àºàº²àº«àº²àº™à»€àºŠàº»à»‰àº², ລາວໄດ້àºàº²àºà»€àº›àº±àº™àº„ູສàºàº™àº•àº»àº§à»àºšàºš: a person who shared his experience and advice and expected nothing in return.  While his expertise and perspective were sought out, ມັນàºàº±àº‡à»€àº›àº±àº™àºšàº±àº™àº—ຶàºà»àº¥àº°àºàºµà»€àº¡àº¥à»Œàº—ີ່ບà»à»ˆà»„ດ້ຮ້àºàº‡àº‚à»à»ƒàº«à»‰àºà»àº²àº¥àº±àº‡à»ƒàºˆàºˆàº²àºàº¥àº²àº§àº—ີ່ໃຫ້àºàº²àº™àº¢àº·àº™àº¢àº±àº™àº—ີ່ລະàºàº½àº”àºà»ˆàºàº™à»àº¥àº°àºªà»àº²àº„ັນຂàºàº‡àºàº²àº™à»€àº®àº±àº”ວຽàºà»àº¥àº°àºàº²àº™àºªàº»à»ˆàº‡àº‚à»à»‰àº„ວາມໃຫ້ຊາວàºàº°àºªàº´àºàºàº™àº‚àºàº‡à»€àº„ືàºàº‚່າàºàºŠàº²àº§àºàº°àºªàº´àºàºàº™àº—ົ່ວໂລàºà»„ດ້à»àºšà»ˆàº‡àº›àº±àº™à»ƒàº™àº—ົ່ວໂລàº..
Clayton Yeutter ໄດ້ເສàºàºŠàºµàº§àº´àº”ໃນ 2017, but the book brings him back to life. I can see that broad grin and hear his voice saying: “ພວàºâ€‹à»€àº®àº»àº²â€‹àº•à»‰àºàº‡â€‹à»€àº›àºµàº”​ເສລີ​àºàº²àº™â€‹àº„້າ​àºàº°â€‹àºªàº´â€‹àºàº³â€‹àº‚àºàº‡â€‹à»‚ລàº, ເພື່àºà»ƒàº«à»‰àºªàº°àºšàº½àº‡àºàº²àº«àº²àº™àºªàº²àº¡àº²àº”ໄຫຼໄປບ່àºàº™àº—ີ່ພວàºà»€àº‚ົາຕ້àºàº‡àºàº²àº™. Trade barriers must be made more expensive for countries that resort to them.â€
ຫຼັàºâ€‹àºàº²àº™â€‹àº™àºµà»‰â€‹à»€àº›àº±àº™â€‹àºžàº·à»‰àº™â€‹àº–ານ​ໃນ​ວຽàºâ€‹àº‡àº²àº™â€‹àºŠàºµâ€‹àº§àº´àº”​ຂàºàº‡â€‹àº¥àº²àº§, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ລາວສືບຕà»à»ˆà»€àºˆàº¥àº°àºˆàº²àºªàº±àº™àºàº²àºàº²àº™àº„້າàºàº±àºšàºàº²àº™àº²àº”າ, àºàºµà»ˆàº›àº¸à»ˆàº™, ສະຫະພາບ​ເàºàºµàº£àº»àºš, à»àº¥àº°à»‚ລàºàº—ັງຫມົດ. Clayton Yeutter ໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ຊີວິດຂàºàº‡àºŠàº²àº§àºàº°àºªàº´àºàºàº™àº”ີຂຶ້ນໃນàºàº¸àºàº‚àºàº‡àº•àº»àº™à»€àºàº‡à»àº¥àº°àºàº´àº”ທິພົນຂàºàº‡àº¥àº²àº§àºàº±àº‡àºªàº·àºšàº•à»à»ˆà»€àº®àº±àº”ໃຫ້ຊາວàºàº°àºªàº´àºàºàº™àº”ີຂຶ້ນໃນມື້ນີ້.
As I prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States with my family this week, I have much to be thankful for. Included in that long list are the mentors I have been privileged to have in my life. And this year, special gratitude for the remarkable legacy and friendship of Clayton Yeutter.