Rita Derrick Hayes

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Rita Derrick Hayes (born December 17, 1942) served as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva, and U.S. Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1997 to 2001 under president Bill Clinton. [1] [2]

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Early life

Hayes was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and was a sister of Congressman Butler Derrick. Their sister, Mary Derrick Guest, was the wife of Virginia House of Delegates member Andy Guest. [3]

Political career

Hayes chaired the Nuclear Advisory Commission during Richard Riley's tenure as Governor of South Carolina. She worked as Chief of Staff for U.S. Rep. John Spratt and U.S. Rep. Liz Patterson. [4] She served on the 1993 Clinton-Gore Transition Team. Hayes served, as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Commerce in the Office of Textiles and Apparel and Consumer Goods and chaired the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. She served as Chief Textile Negotiator for the US Trade Representative, and participated in the Uraguay round. Hayes was introduced into nomination for the position in Geneva by US Senators Strom Thurmond and Fritz Hollings. [5]

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  3. "Mary Scott Derrick Guest". The Post and Courier. May 25, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. The Greenville News. (May 5, 1998). Rita Derrick Hayes. Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023, from https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-rita-derrick-hayes/24369946/
  5. "Hearing Before the Committee of Finance, United States Senate" (PDF). US Senate Finance Committee.