Paula Stern | |
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Chair of the United States International Trade Commission | |
In office 1984–1986 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Member of the United States International Trade Commission | |
In office October 1978 –February 1987 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Personal details | |
Born | March 31,1945 Chicago,Illinois |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Paul London (m. 1972) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Goucher College (B.A.) Harvard University (M.A.) Tufts University (M.A.,Ph.D.) |
Paula Stern (born March 31,1945) is an American businesswoman and former chairwoman of the United States International Trade Commission. She was first named as a commissioner by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and appointed as chair in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan,a position she served in until 1986. [1] During her tenure,she was highly critical of U.S. trade policies under the Reagan administration. [2]
Stern attended public schools in Memphis,Tennessee,and received her bachelor's degree from Goucher College in 1967. [3] She went on to earn a master's degree from Harvard University in 1969 as well as two additional masters' and a doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Her 1976 dissertation at Tufts was titled The Water's Edge:The Jackson Amendment as a Case Study of the Role Domestic Politics Plays in the Creation of American Foreign Policy. [1] [4] This thesis served as the basis for her first book,Water's Edge:Domestic Politics and the Making of American Foreign Policy, which focused on Congress's role in formulating U.S. foreign policy. [5]
Stern entered government in the late 1970s as a Senate legislative aide to Gaylord Nelson. She was also a fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations from 1976 to 1977. In 1993,she served on President Bill Clinton's advisory committee on trade policy. [6] From 1994 to 2000,she was a professor of international business at Hamline University. Stern later founded a consulting firm in Washington,D.C.,the Stern Group. [7]
Stern has served on a number of corporate boards,including for CBS,Walmart,Duracell,Harcourt,Avaya,Neiman Marcus,Avon,and Hasbro. [7] She is also a member of the Atlantic Council's board of directors. [8] Stern is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.
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