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Bush Names Two to Trade PositionsMay, 2003 Allen Johnson, MBA '93, is in the thick of the international controversy over subsidies and tariffs on farm products. Since President Bush selected the Iowa native as chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Johnson has represented the government in bilateral negotiations with China, Chile, Australia, and the European Union. He also leads the U.S. effort to persuade other countries in the World Trade Organization to sign on to a multilateral agricultural reform proposal that would reduce agricultural subsidies and tariffs across the board. "We're willing to cut if everyone goes along, but we are not going to unilaterally disarm," Johnson told a conference of the American Farm Bureau Federation in February. Meanwhile, President Bush named Robert Grady, MBA '88, to the 45-member Advisory Committee for Trade Policy Negotiations, a group that advises the trade representative's office on negotiating positions. Grady is managing director of Carlyle Venture Partners, a private equity firm. Before joining the government, Johnson was president of the National Oilseed Processors Association. |
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