Clayton Yeutter
Clayton Keith Yeutter, ONZM (/ˈjaɪtər/; December 10, 1930 – March 4, 2017) was an American politician who served as United States secretary of agriculture under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1991 before serving as counselor to the president in 1992. He served as United States trade representative from 1985 to 1989 and as chairman for the Republican National Committee from 1991 until 1992. Yeutter was employed as a senior advisor at the international law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. He additionally founded the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university subsequently published his biography, Rhymes with Fighter.
Clayton Yeutter | |
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| Counselor to the President | |
| In office February 1, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Edwin Meese (1985) |
| Succeeded by | David Gergen |
| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office January 25, 1991 – February 1, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Atwater |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bond |
| 23rd United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office February 16, 1989 – March 1, 1991 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard Edmund Lyng |
| Succeeded by | Edward Rell Madigan |
| 9th United States Trade Representative | |
| In office July 1, 1985 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Bill Brock |
| Succeeded by | Carla Anderson Hills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clayton Keith Yeutter December 10, 1930 Eustis, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2017 (aged 86) Potomac, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Jeanne Vierk
(m. 1952; died 1991)Cristena Bach (m. 1993) |
| Relations | 9 (grandchildren) |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS, JD, MS, PhD) University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Yeutter was born in Eustis, Nebraska. Yeutter was a graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from which he received a multiple degrees in agricultural economics. Yeutter later served as assistant secretary of agriculture for marketing and consumer services from 1973 to 1974, assistant secretary of agriculture for international affairs and commodity programs from 1974 to 1975, and deputy special representative for trade negotiations from 1975 to 1977.