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.
Anjeunna parantos naroskeun ka penaséhatna pikeun nyusun rencana pikeun nagara-nagara pikeun ngirangan subsidina, tarifna, jeung halangan-aksés pasar. Aranjeunna sumping deui kalayan proposal pikeun ngurangan ieu ku 50 persén leuwih sapuluh taun. Nalika aranjeunna dibere draf maranéhanana, Yeutter melong eta jeung scratched kaluar 50 sarta diganti ku 100 persen. As a skilled negotiator, he realized that if you want to get to fifty, Anjeun kudu mimitian jam saratus.
Clayton got buy-in from the Secretary of Agriculture, sasama perwira kabinétna, 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 kalawan Fighter: Clayton Yeutter Amérika Serikat,†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.
Kuring meunang kenal Clayton dina taun ahir hirupna. Urang disambungkeun dina tingkat dasar: Anjeunna budak tani ti Nebraska sareng kuring awéwé tani ti Iowa. Kami duanana museurkeun kawijakan publik, utamana ngeunaan tatanén. Anjeunna kungsi digawé pikeun opat presidents, sarta kuring kungsi digawé pikeun gubernur a.
His career was prestigious—after serving as U.S. Perwakilan Dagang handapeun Présidén Reagan, anjeunna Sekretaris Pertanian handapeun Présidén George H.W. Bush—he was a busy man whose advise was sought out by many, tapi anjeunna henteu kantos ningali dirina penting teuing atanapi sibuk pikeun kuring. Kuring mikaresep uleman kabuka pikeun ningali anjeunna dina kunjungan ka Washington, D.C., sareng anjeunna nyandak minat aktip dina Jaringan Petani Global sabab anjeunna percaya kana misi organisasi anu dipimpin sareng bersuara patani urang anu ngabela kawijakan perdagangan anu langkung saé sareng aksés kana téknologi dumasar-élmu dina tatanén..
Sapanjang sababaraha taun sareng rapat sarapan, manéhna jadi mentor modél: a person who shared his experience and advice and expected nothing in return.  While his expertise and perspective were sought out, Éta ogé seueur catetan anu teu dihoyongkeun sareng email dorongan ti anjeunna anu masihan negeskeun anu halus sareng penting ngeunaan padamelan sareng olahtalatah para patani Global Farmer Network anu dibagikeun sacara global..
Clayton Yeutter maot dina 2017, but the book brings him back to life. I can see that broad grin and hear his voice saying: "Urang kedah liberalisasi perdagangan tatanén dunya, ku kituna suplai kadaharan bisa ngalir dimana aranjeunna diperlukeun. Trade barriers must be made more expensive for countries that resort to them.â€
Prinsip ieu mangrupikeun dasar pikeun padamelan hirupna, sakumaha anjeunna nuluykeun negotiate pasatujuan dagang jeung Kanada, Jepang, Uni Éropa, jeung sakabeh dunya. Clayton Yeutter ngajantenkeun kahirupan langkung saé pikeun para patani dina waktosna sareng pangaruhna terus ngajantenkeun patani langkung saé ayeuna..
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.