Thirty-five years ago, around Thanksgiving,  കàµà´²àµ‡à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµº യെടàµà´Ÿàµ¼ 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.
രാജàµà´¯à´™àµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† സബàµâ€Œà´¸à´¿à´¡à´¿à´•àµ¾ വെടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´±à´¯àµà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ ഒരൠപദàµà´§à´¤à´¿ തയàµà´¯à´¾à´±à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ» à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´‚ തനàµà´±àµ† ഉപദേശകരോടൠആവശàµà´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ, താരിഫàµà´•àµ¾, വിപണി à´ªàµà´°à´µàµ‡à´¶à´¨ തടസàµà´¸à´™àµà´™à´³àµà´‚. ഇവ à´•àµà´±à´¯àµà´•àµà´•à´£à´®àµ†à´¨àµà´¨ നിർദേശവàµà´®à´¾à´¯à´¾à´£àµ ഇവർ മടങàµà´™à´¿à´¯à´¤àµ 50 പതàµà´¤àµ വർഷതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ശതമാനം. അവർ തങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† കരടൠഅവതരിപàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šà´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾, യെടàµà´Ÿàµ¼ അതിലേകàµà´•àµ നോകàµà´•à´¿ ചൊറിഞàµà´žàµ 50 അതൠമാറàµà´±à´¿à´¸àµà´¥à´¾à´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¤àµ 100 ശതമാനം. As a skilled negotiator, he realized that if you want to get to fifty, നിങàµà´™àµ¾ നൂറിൽ ആരംà´à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´£àµà´Ÿàµ.
Clayton got buy-in from the Secretary of Agriculture, അവനàµà´±àµ† സഹ കാബിനറàµà´±àµ ഓഫീസർ, 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, “റൈംസൠവിതàµà´¤àµ ഫൈറàµà´±àµ¼: Clayton Yeutter അമേരികàµà´•àµ» à´¸àµà´±àµà´±àµ‡à´±àµà´±àµà´¸àµà´®à´¾àµ»,†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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ജീവിതതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† അവസാന വർഷങàµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ ഞാൻ à´•àµà´²àµ‡à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¨àµ† പരിചയപàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ. à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾ à´…à´Ÿà´¿à´¸àµà´¥à´¾à´¨ തലതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ബനàµà´§à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ: അവൻ നെബàµà´°à´¾à´¸àµà´•à´¯à´¿àµ½ നിനàµà´¨àµà´³àµà´³ ഒരൠകൃഷികàµà´•à´¾à´°à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ, ഞാൻ അയോവയിൽ നിനàµà´¨àµà´³àµà´³ ഒരൠകർഷക പെൺകàµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¯à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ. à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾ à´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµà´ªàµ‡àµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ പൊതàµà´¨à´¯à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ താൽപàµà´ªà´°àµà´¯à´®àµà´£àµà´Ÿà´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ, à´ªàµà´°à´¤àµà´¯àµ‡à´•à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ കൃഷിയàµà´®à´¾à´¯à´¿ ബനàµà´§à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ. നാലൠപàµà´°à´¸à´¿à´¡à´¨àµà´±àµà´®à´¾àµ¼à´•àµà´•à´¾à´¯à´¿ à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´µàµ¼à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´£àµà´Ÿàµ, ഞാൻ ഒരൠഗവർണറായി ജോലി ചെയàµà´¤à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
His career was prestigious—after serving as U.S. à´ªàµà´°à´¸à´¿à´¡à´¨àµà´±àµ റീഗനàµà´±àµ† കീഴിൽ à´µàµà´¯à´¾à´ªà´¾à´° à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´¨à´¿à´§à´¿, ജോർജàµà´œàµ à´Žà´šàµà´šàµ.à´¡à´¬àµà´²àµà´¯àµ. à´ªàµà´°à´¸à´¿à´¡à´¨àµà´±à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† കീഴിൽ à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´‚ കൃഷി സെകàµà´°à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´±à´¿à´¯à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ. Bush—he was a busy man whose advise was sought out by many, പകàµà´·àµ‡, അവൻ à´’à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•à´²àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† സംബനàµà´§à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´³à´‚ വളരെ à´ªàµà´°à´§à´¾à´¨à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ‹ തിരകàµà´•àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ‹ ആയതായി à´•à´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´²àµà´². വാഷിംഗàµà´Ÿàµº സനàµà´¦àµ¼à´¶à´¨à´™àµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´¤àµà´¤àµ† കാണാനàµà´³àµà´³ à´¤àµà´±à´¨àµà´¨ à´•àµà´·à´£à´‚ ഞാൻ ആസàµà´µà´¦à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ, à´¡à´¿.സി., മികചàµà´š à´µàµà´¯à´¾à´ªà´¾à´° നയങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ കാർഷിക മേഖലയിലെ ശാസàµà´¤àµà´°à´¾à´§à´¿à´·àµâ€Œà´ à´¿à´¤ സാങàµà´•àµ‡à´¤à´¿à´• വിദàµà´¯à´¯à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµà´³àµà´³ à´ªàµà´°à´µàµ‡à´¶à´¨à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´‚ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¿ വാദികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ കർഷകരàµà´Ÿàµ† നേതൃതàµà´µà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²àµà´³àµà´³ à´žà´™àµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† സംഘടനയàµà´Ÿàµ† ദൗതàµà´¯à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´‚ വിശàµà´µà´¸à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¤à´¿à´¨à´¾àµ½ à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´‚ à´—àµà´²àµ‹à´¬àµ½ ഫാർമർ നെറàµà´±àµâ€Œà´µàµ¼à´•àµà´•à´¿àµ½ സജീവ താൽപàµà´ªà´°àµà´¯à´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´•à´Ÿà´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ..
നിരവധി വർഷങàµà´™à´³à´¾à´¯à´¿ à´ªàµà´°à´à´¾à´¤à´à´•àµà´·à´£ യോഗങàµà´™à´³àµà´‚, അവൻ ഒരൠമാതൃകാ ഉപദേഷàµà´Ÿà´¾à´µà´¾à´¯à´¿: a person who shared his experience and advice and expected nothing in return.  While his expertise and perspective were sought out, ആഗോള കർഷക ശൃംഖലയàµà´Ÿàµ† കർഷകർ ആഗോളതലതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ പങàµà´•àµà´µàµ†à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ ജോലിയàµà´Ÿàµ† സൂകàµà´·àµà´®à´µàµà´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´§à´¾à´¨à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´®à´¾à´¯ à´¸àµà´¥à´¿à´°àµ€à´•à´°à´£à´µàµà´‚ സനàµà´¦àµ‡à´¶à´®à´¯à´¯àµâ€Œà´•àµà´•à´²àµà´‚ à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ നിനàµà´¨àµà´³àµà´³ à´ªàµà´°àµ‹à´¤àµà´¸à´¾à´¹à´¨à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† നിരവധി ആവശàµà´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿà´¾à´¤àµà´¤ à´•àµà´±à´¿à´ªàµà´ªàµà´•à´³àµà´‚ ഇമെയിലàµà´•à´³àµà´®à´¾à´£àµ..
à´•àµà´²àµ‡à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµº യെടàµà´Ÿàµ¼ à´…à´¨àµà´¤à´°à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ 2017, but the book brings him back to life. I can see that broad grin and hear his voice saying: “ലോക കാർഷിക à´µàµà´¯à´¾à´ªà´¾à´°à´‚ നാം ഉദാരമാകàµà´•à´£à´‚, à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ† à´à´•àµà´·à´£à´¸à´¾à´§à´¨à´™àµà´™àµ¾ ആവശàµà´¯à´®àµà´³àµà´³à´¿à´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ à´’à´´àµà´•àµà´‚. Trade barriers must be made more expensive for countries that resort to them.â€
à´ˆ തതàµà´µà´‚ à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ജീവിത à´ªàµà´°à´µàµ¼à´¤àµà´¤à´¨à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµ à´…à´Ÿà´¿à´¸àµà´¥à´¾à´¨à´®à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ, കാനഡയàµà´®à´¾à´¯à´¿ à´µàµà´¯à´¾à´ªà´¾à´° കരാറàµà´•àµ¾ ചർചàµà´š ചെയàµà´¯à´¾àµ» à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´‚ പോയപàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾, ജപàµà´ªà´¾àµ», യൂറോപàµà´¯àµ» യൂണിയൻ, ലോകം à´®àµà´´àµà´µàµ». à´•àµà´²àµ‡à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµº യെടàµà´Ÿàµ¼ തനàµà´±àµ‡à´¤à´¾à´¯ സമയതàµà´¤àµ കർഷകരàµà´Ÿàµ† ജീവിതം മെചàµà´šà´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿, à´…à´¦àµà´¦àµ‡à´¹à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† à´¸àµà´µà´¾à´§àµ€à´¨à´‚ ഇനàµà´¨àµà´‚ കർഷകരെ മികചàµà´šà´¤à´¾à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
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.