世界贸易组织副总干事 Rufus H. Yerxa

世界贸易组织副总干事耶克萨(Rufus H. Yerxa)

   耶克萨（生于1951年）当前担任世界贸易组织副总干事。他是在2002年就出任这个职位的。在加盟世界贸易组织之前耶克萨曾就任孟山都公司(Monsanto Company)首席国际法律顾问。
   作为美国人民的公仆，耶克萨是驻日内瓦《关税与贸易总协定》(General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT)的美国大使。在乌拉圭圆桌会谈上，耶克萨曾发挥了至关重要的作用。耶克萨曾担任日内瓦美国副贸易代表(Deputy U.S. Trade Representative)卡以及《关税与贸易总协定》美国使节。在1989年之前，耶克萨是美国众议院筹款委员会(House Ways and Means Committee)举首席法律顾问助理以及众议院贸易附属委员会职员总监（Staff Director）。
    在1977年至1981年之间，耶克萨出任美国国际贸易委员会(International Trade Commission)主席的法律顾问。作为华盛顿以及哥伦比亚特区（Washington State and District of Columbia Bars）的律师及成员，耶克萨毕业于华盛顿大学和华盛顿州普及湾大学(University of Puget Sound)，曾在英国剑桥大学攻读国际法后获得法律学士学位(LL.B)。在被任命为孟山都国际法律顾问之前，耶克萨担任孟山都欧洲市场总顾问（general counsel）。

　　Rufus H. Yerxa (born 1951) is currently Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). He has served in this position since 2002. He was the former Chief International Counsel for Monsanto Company.

　　As an American public servant (under both Republican and Democratic administrations), he was US Ambassador to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in Geneva; he played a key role in the Uruguay Round Negotiations. Yerxa served as a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Envoy to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, in Geneva. Prior to 1989, he served as the Assistant Chief Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee and Staff Director of its Subcommittee on Trade.

　　From 1977 to 1981, he was the Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the International Trade Commission. An attorney and a member of the Washington State and District of Columbia Bars, Yerxa is a graduate of the University of Washington and the University of Puget Sound, and holds an LL.B. in international law from Cambridge University (UK). Prior to being named as Monsanto's international counsel, Yerxa was Monsanto's European general counsel.