Richard T. Crowder
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PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAllen F. Johnson
Succeeded byIslam A. Siddiqui
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Richard Crowder | |
|---|---|
| United States Chief Agricultural Negotiator | |
| In office January 2006 – May 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Allen F. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Islam A. Siddiqui |
| Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs | |
| In office April 1989 – July 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Dan Amstutz |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Moos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Thomas Crowder August 3, 1939 Southern Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 2024 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech (BS, MS) Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (PhD) |
Richard Thomas Crowder (August 3, 1939 – May 30, 2024) was an American government official and academic who served as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative and Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs.[1]
Crowder was born and raised in Southern Virginia. His father was a tenant farmer. Crowder served in the United States Army for two years. He then earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.[2][3]
