Dean Kleckner
Founding Leader (1932–2015) · GFN Farmer Member
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About
Dean Kleckner helped found and shape the Global Farmer Network, lending his lifetime of advocacy for America's farm families to a wider mission of amplifying farmer voices worldwide. The Kleckner Global Farm Leader Award, presented annually by GFN, is named in his honor and recognizes outstanding farmer leaders from around the globe.
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Articles by Dean Kleckner
December 12, 2013
Saving Doha
Just as South African politician and human-rights leader Nelson Mandela passed away last week, global trade diplomats finished talks in Bali that coul…
Read article →August 29, 2013
Now is the Time for an EU-US Free Trade Agreement
Corn flakes are one of the most popular breakfast foods in the world—and 15 years ago, Norway banned them. Technically, its government outlawed the im…
Read article →May 23, 2013
Azevedo Goes to Geneva
With the election of Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, it’s time to hope for a “Nixon goes to Chi…
Read article →May 9, 2013
USTR Nominee Froman is a Good Sign for a Robust US Trade Agenda
When President Obama nominated Michael Froman as U.S. Trade Representative last week, he cracked a joke about an old friend. “We went to law school to…
Read article →November 29, 2012
Lugar: A Natural Option for US Trade Representative
The Obama administration’s second-term shakeup will include a new top trade diplomat as the current U.S. Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, is eyeing the…
Read article →September 20, 2012
No TPA Means No TPP
President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney disagree over budgets, health care, and what to do about unrest in the Middle East. When they me…
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