Thirty-five years ago, around Thanksgiving, Â Kleitons Jeiters 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.
Viņš bija lÅ«dzis saviem padomniekiem izstrÄdÄt plÄnu valstÄ«m, kÄ samazinÄt subsÄ«dijas, tarifi, un tirgus piekļuves Å¡Ä·Ä“ršļi. Viņi atgriezÄs ar priekÅ¡likumu tos samazinÄt par 50 procenti desmit gadu laikÄ. Kad viņi prezentÄ“ja savu projektu, Juters paskatÄ«jÄs uz to un izskrÄpÄ“ja to 50 un aizstÄja to ar 100 procents. As a skilled negotiator, he realized that if you want to get to fifty, jums jÄsÄk ar simtu.
Clayton got buy-in from the Secretary of Agriculture, viņa kolēģis kabineta darbinieks, 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, “Atskaņo ar cÄ«nÄ«tÄju: Kleitons Juters, Amerikas valstsvÄ«rs,†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.
Es iepazinu Kleitonu viņa pÄ“dÄ“jos dzÄ«ves gados. MÄ“s savienojÄmies pamata lÄ«menÄ«: Viņš bija fermas zÄ“ns no Nebraskas, un es biju lauku meitene no Aiovas. MÅ«s abus interesÄ“ja valsts politika, Ä«paÅ¡i attiecÄ«bÄ uz lauksaimniecÄ«bu. Viņš bija strÄdÄjis pie Äetriem prezidentiem, un es biju strÄdÄjis pie gubernatora.
His career was prestigious—after serving as U.S. TirdzniecÄ«bas pÄrstÄvis prezidenta Reigana vadÄ«bÄ, viņš bija lauksaimniecÄ«bas sekretÄrs prezidenta Džordža H.V. Bush—he was a busy man whose advise was sought out by many, bet viņš nekad neuzskatÄ«ja sevi par pÄrÄk svarÄ«gu vai aizņemtu man. Man patika atklÄts uzaicinÄjums tikties ar viņu VaÅ¡ingtonas vizÄ«tÄ“s, D.C., un viņš aktÄ«vi interesÄ“jÄs par GlobÄlo lauksaimnieku tÄ«klu, jo ticÄ“ja mÅ«su lauksaimnieku vadÄ«tÄs un paustÄs organizÄcijas misijai, kas iestÄjas par labÄku tirdzniecÄ«bas politiku un piekļuvi zinÄtniski pamatotÄm tehnoloÄ£ijÄm lauksaimniecÄ«bÄ..
VairÄku gadu garumÄ un brokastu sanÄksmÄ“s, viņš kļuva par mentoru paraugu: a person who shared his experience and advice and expected nothing in return.  While his expertise and perspective were sought out, arÄ« daudzas viņa nevÄ“lamas piezÄ«mes un iedroÅ¡inÄjuma e-pasta ziņojumi sniedza smalku un svarÄ«gu apstiprinÄjumu par darbu un ziņojumiem, ar kuriem globÄlÄ lauksaimnieku tÄ«kla lauksaimnieki dalÄ«jÄs visÄ pasaulÄ“..
gadÄ Kleitons Jeiters nomira 2017, but the book brings him back to life. I can see that broad grin and hear his voice saying: "Mums ir jÄliberalizÄ“ pasaules lauksaimniecÄ«bas tirdzniecÄ«ba, lai pÄrtikas krÄjumi varÄ“tu plÅ«st tur, kur tie ir nepiecieÅ¡ami. Trade barriers must be made more expensive for countries that resort to them.â€
Å is princips bija viņa dzÄ«ves darba pamatÄ, kÄ viņš turpinÄja sarunas par tirdzniecÄ«bas nolÄ«gumiem ar KanÄdu, JapÄna, Eiropas SavienÄ«ba, un visa pasaule. Kleitons Juters savÄ laikÄ uzlaboja dzÄ«vi lauksaimniekiem, un viņa ietekme turpina uzlabot lauksaimniekus arÄ« Å¡odien.
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.