Agradecido nge ar mentoría Clayton Yeutter

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.

Mi pedido ja yá asesores da elaboraran 'nar plan pa ndi ya ximha̲i redujeran yá subsidios., aranceles, ne barreras ár nthogi ja ya ta̲i. Zo̲ho̲ ko 'nar propuesta da reducir ya jar 50 porcentaje 're̲t'a ya je̲ya. Nu'bu̲ presentaron ár borrador, Yeutter bí hyandi ne rascó ar 50 ne bí reemplazó ya 100 Por nthebe ma. As a skilled negotiator, he realized that if you want to get to fifty, necesitas ndi ndu̲i ya cien.

Clayton got buy-in from the Secretary of Agriculture, ár 'ñowi gabinete, 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, “Rimas ko Fighter: Clayton Yeutter Estadista Americano,” 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.

Conocí da Clayton yá últimos ya je̲ya ár nzaki.. Ga conectamos ja 'nar za̲ ár nthe̲ básico: Nä'ä mí ge 'nar granjero Nebraska ne Nugu̲ga̲ mar 'nar 'nar nxutsi granja Iowa.. Ambos estábamos ne ja ya políticas nt'o̲t'e nxo̲ge, Ho̲ntho nu'u̲ ir nge ar agricultura. Mi trabajado pa goho ya presidentes, ne Nugu̲ga̲ xki trabajado pa 'nar gobernador.

His career was prestigious—after serving as U.S. Ndä yá 'ma jár ndä Reagan, mar Ndä Ts'ut'ubi ar Agricultura jár ar ndä George H.W. Bush—he was a busy man whose advise was sought out by many, pe ni 'nar pa bí nú hä xkagentho Komo xki mahyoni wa njapu̲'be̲fi pa ngeki.. Dá tsa̲ ar nts'ohni ko 'nar xi xogi pa hyandi jar nzenwa ma Washington, D.C., ne bí interesó activamente jar Red Global Agricultores ngetho creía ar ar mfeni ar 'be̲fi ma Hmunts'i te̲ni ne nt'untho nä'ä mä ja ya agricultores da aboga ya mpädi mäs xi políticas comerciales ne nthogi ja ar tecnología basada ar ciencia ar agricultura..

A lo largo de varios ya je̲ya ne 'yot'e ya Hmunts'i desayuno, convirtió ja 'nar mentor modelo: a person who shared his experience and advice and expected nothing in return.  While his expertise and perspective were sought out, 'nehe bi xingu ya notas hingi solicitadas ne correos electrónicos ar aliento nä'ä da proporcionaron 'nar afirmación sutil ne mahyoni 'be̲fi ne ya mensajes ya agricultores Red Global Agricultores mi compartiendo ya za̲ ár nthe̲ jar nxoge ximhai..

Clayton Yeutter murió jar 2017, but the book brings him back to life. I can see that broad grin and hear his voice saying: "Debemos liberalizar ar comercio agrícola jar nxoge ximhai, pa da suministros ar nts'i tsa da fluir ho bí necesitan. Trade barriers must be made more expensive for countries that resort to them.”

Nuna ar ndui bí hño 'na pa 'be̲fi ár nzaki., medida da thogi negociar nkohi comerciales ko Canadá, Japón, ar mfats'i Europea, ne ar ximha̲i entero. Clayton Yeutter mejoró ar nzaki ya agricultores jar propio ár pa ne ár influencia continúa mejorando ar nzaki ya agricultores da nu'bya xtä..

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.