 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (September 2021) |
Rufus Yerxa | |
|---|---|
| President National Foreign Trade Council | |
| In office May 2016 – October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Reinsch |
| Succeeded by | Jake Colvin |
| Deputy Director General World Trade Organization | |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Stoler |
| Succeeded by | David Shark |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Washington (BA) Seattle University Law School (JD) University of Cambridge (LLB) |
Rufus Hawkins Yerxa (born May 6, 1951) is an American lawyer and former U.S. government and international official. He is currently a Senior Advisor with the global consulting firm McClarty Associates.[1] He served as Deputy United States Trade Representative during the George H.W. Bush and Clinton Administrations, and served for 11 years as Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).[2] From 2016 to 2021 he was President of the National Foreign Trade Council.
- ^ "Amb. Rufus Yerxa joins McLarty's Trade, Inbound practices". McLarty Associates. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "The Deputy Directors-General". World Trade Organization. Retrieved 2008-08-10.