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GEZA FEKETEKUTY
EMPLOYMENT

East Coast Residence & Office
706 A 15th St S
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone   (703)769-0723
Email  gezaf@aol.com

 West Coast Office:
Monterey Institute of International Studies
425 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93940
e-mail gezaf@miis.edu 


INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY PROJECT, INC.                     1998 -

             President

The Institute for Trade & Commercial Diplomacy, Inc. is a non-profit organization devoted to the development of graduate teaching materials on Commercial Diplomacy, and the advancement of graduate education programs in Commercial Diplomacy.  It is funded by grants, and its materials are available to the public.

MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES                                     1998 -

           Distinguished Professor of Commercial Diplomacy

Responsibilities
    
Teach Courses on Commercial Diplomacy

 Other Activities
      
Consult on trade policy and negotiating issues
    
Teach short training courses on trade policy making and negotiation for government
     departments, international organizations, non-profit organizations.

  MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES                                     1995-1998

             Director, Center for Trade and Commercial Diplomacy

 Responsibilities

  • Manage research program in International Trade

  • Manage new Master Degree program in Commercial Diplomacy

  • Oversee trade related consulting activities

  • Teach graduate courses in trade policy and negotiation

  • Participate in research and consulting activities of the Center

 Accomplishments

  • Developed innovative, new graduate degree program in Commercial Diplomacy

  • Developed new public policy research and business consulting program in trade field

  • Published numerous articles on cutting edge trade policy issues

  • Helped Ukrainian government develop training program for trade officials, and helped Trade Department of the government of Sri Lanka in adapting its policies and organization to a more market-oriented environment.

 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE   1974 - 1995

Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative   1990 - Present
Counselor to the U.S. Trade Representative                     1985 - 1990
Senior Assistant U.S. Trade Representative                      1982 - 1985
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative                                 1978 - 1982
Director for Trade Analysis and Policy Planning            1974 - 1978

 

Responsibilities

  • Advise U.S. Trade Representative on trade policy issues (1974-1995)

  • Develop U.S. trade policy objectives and strategies (1974-1989)

  • Chair the OECDTrade Committee (1991-1995)

  • Represent the United States in the OECD Trade Committee (1974-1991)

  • Manage economic research and policy analysis staff (1974-1985)

  • Negotiate agreements on trade in services (1981-1985)

  • Inform public on trade policy issues through speeches and articles

  • Supervise development of computer unit and database (1974-1981)

 Key Accomplishments

  • Developed concepts that guided U.S. trade policy from 1974 to 1995

  • Developed framework for international rules on trade on services

  • Developed agenda for Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations

  • Developed work program of new trade issues for post-Uruguay Round period

  • Coordinated U.S. negotiating strategy for Tokyo Round of trade talks

  Awards

  • Presidential Meritorious Rank Award(1981)

 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION          1990-1992

Scholar-in-Residence

 Responsibilities

  • Comment on proposals and drafts of industry studies

  • Identify new research topics

  • Carry out research on trade policy issues

 
 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS
                   1972 - 1974

      Senior Staff Economist for International Trade and Finance

Responsibilities

  • Carry out economic analysis of international trade and monetary issues

  • Prepare memos for the President on international economic issues

  • Draft international chapter of annual Economic Report of the President

  • Represent CEA in interagency coordination if international economic policies

 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET                              1968 - 1972

      Budget Examiner, International Economist

Responsibilities

  • Review budget requests and programs of AID, OPIC, ITC and USTR

  • Analyze international trade and monetary issues

  • Represent OMB in interagency coordination of international economic policies

 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Professorial Lecturer                1980 - 1983

  • Taught course on international trade

 CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Visiting Professor                                  1967 - 1968

  • Taught courses on international economics and macro economics

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Instructor                                           1965 - 1967

  • Taught courses on accounting, corporate finance, development economics, and international economics

BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB,                                                     1959 - 1965         Consultant                                                                                    1962 - 1965
        Statistical Analyst
                                                                         1960 - 1962         Data Processing Machine Operator                                            1959 -  1960

 

Geza Feketekuty Education continued

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