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Joseph W. Glauber
Chief Economist
Joseph Glauber serves as Chief Economist at
the Department of Agriculture (USDA). As Chief Economist, he is responsible for the
Department's agricultural forecasts and projections and for advising the Secretary
of Agriculture on economic implications of alternative programs, regulations, and
legislative proposals. He is responsible for the Office of the Chief Economist, the
World Agricultural Outlook Board, the Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit
analysis, the Global Change Program Office, and the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. From 1992 to 2007, Dr. Glauber served
as Deputy Chief Economist at the USDA. In 2007 he was named the Special Doha Agricultural
Envoy at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative and continues to serve as chief
agricultural negotiator in the Doha talks. In addition to his work in the Doha negotiations,
he served as economic adviser at the so-called Blair House agreements leading to the
completion of the Uruguay Round negotiations. He is the author of numerous studies on
crop insurance, disaster policy and U.S. farm policy. He has also served as senior staff
economist for agriculture, natural resources and trade at the President's Council of
Economic Advisers and as an economist at the Economic Research Service, USDA.
Dr. Glauber received his Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the University of
Wisconsin in 1984 and holds an AB in anthropology from the University of Chicago. |
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James Hrubovcak
Deputy Chief Economist
Chief Economist
Joseph Glauber announced the selection of Dr. James Hrubovcak as USDA
Deputy Chief Economist on January 18, 2009. As Deputy Chief Economist,
Hrubovcak is responsible for assisting the Chief Economist in developing
and maintaining a comprehensive system of analysis that integrates economic
policy analysis with complex domestic and foreign agricultural and rural
issues arising within the Department. In addition to those duties, he
monitors issues related to agricultural labor and immigration reform.
Hrubovcak started working
for USDA in 1980 at the Economic Research Service where he conducted and led research
efforts on various topics including agricultural policy, tax policy, the role of investment in agriculture, energy policy including biofuels, agricultural sustainability, and natural
resource policy including role of environmental and natural resource accounting. In 1999 he
took a position with Office of the Chief Economist where he was the senior economist in
USDA’s Global Change Program Office where he negotiated land use and land use change
issues under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and co-chaired the
US National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change on
Agriculture. In 2004 he became USDA’s Agricultural Affairs Coordinator where he was
responsible for coordinating the Department’s position in the area of immigration
reform. Hrubovcak received a Ph.D. in economics from the George
Washington University in 1995 and received Bachelors and a Masters Degrees from the
Pennsylvania State University in 1978 and 1980. |
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Gerald Bange
Chairman, World Agricultural Outlook Board
As Chairperson of the World Board, Gerald Bange
is responsible for the monthly forecasts of the World Agricultural Supply and
Demand Estimates (WASDE) report and also oversees the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility.
Dr. Bange joined the U.S.
Department of Agriculture in 1971 as an agricultural marketing specialist for
the Agricultural Research Service. In 1975, he transferred to the Foreign
Agricultural Service as an agricultural economist where, in 1981, he became
Director of the Foreign Production Estimates Division and, in January 1983,
he was appointed Deputy Assistant Administrator for International Agricultural
Statistics. In October 1983, he transferred to the World Agricultural Outlook
Board where he served as Deputy Chairperson until March 1994 at which time he was appointed to his present position as Chairperson of the Board. Dr. Bange has received numerous awards including the Department's Superior
Service Award and is a two-time recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for
Meritorious Executive. He majored in agricultural economics at the University
of Maryland where he earned a B.S. in 1966, M.S. in 1969, and Ph.D. in 1975. Dr. Bange also serves as Program Chairperson for USDA’s largest annual
meeting, the Agricultural Outlook Forum, which has been hosted by USDA since 1923.
Taking part in today’s Forum are eminent leaders in agriculture. Among the
renowned speakers every year are farmers, ranchers, economists, professors,
statisticians, consultants, industry leaders, and government policymakers. The
role of the Forum is to provide leadership by bringing together the agricultural
community to discuss policy, science, rural development and the economic outlook
for the coming year. The Forum puts the spotlight on the latest scientific research;
new products; the changing dynamics of rural America; and global aspects of trade,
health issues, and the economy |
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Raymond P. Motha
Chief Meteorologist
Raymond P. Motha is Chief
Meteorologist of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Motha advises the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief Economist on climate
and weather activities, and, serves as
the focal point in the
Department for impact assessments issued by the World Agricultural
Outlook Board (WAOB). Dr. Motha was also a member of the U.S. National
Drought Policy Commission, advising the Secretary of Agriculture who
chaired the Commission, and assisting in developing national drought
policy. Dr. Motha has been affiliated with USDA for over 26 years,
first as an agricultural weather analyst, then as supervisor of the
Joint Agricultural Weather Facility (JAWF) before assuming his current
position. Dr. Motha spent 2 years at the University of Missouri and 3
years at the University of Nebraska in teaching and research in agricultural
meteorology. He received his M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University
of Chicago in 1971 and his Ph.D. in agricultural meteorology from the
University of Nebraska in 1978. Dr. Motha has also served two terms as
President of the World Meteorological Organization's Commission for
Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM) since 1999. Dr. Motha has served on
numerous working groups of the WMO since the mid-1980's. Dr. Motha
successfully guided the CAgM’s first reorganization of its
working structure in 50 years into Open Programme Area Groups (OPAGs)
in 2002. In this role, Dr. Motha has guided scientific expert teams
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William Hohenstien
Director, Climate Change Program Office
Mr. Hohenstein serves as the Director of the Climate Change Program Office (CCPO), and is responsible for coordinating climate change research and program activities for the Department. The Climate Change Program Office
provides coordination and policy development support for the Department’s climate change program. It serves as a focal point for support to the Secretary of Agriculture on the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as strategies for addressing climate change.
Before arriving at USDA, Mr. Hohenstein served as a Division Director in EPA’s National Center for Environmental Economics. Mr. Hohenstein has a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from Cook College, Rutgers University and a M.E.M. in Resource Economics from Duke University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. |
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Harry Baumes
Director, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
Harry Baumes returned to the USDA in April 2006 serving as Associate Director of the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. He served as the Acting Director of the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses (OEPNU) from January to November 2010. In December, he was appointed Director by the Chief Economist Director of the Office. In addition to administrative responsibilities, Dr. Baumes’ activities focus on renewable energy policy and evaluation – particularly biofuels and feedstocks. Dr. Baumes has worked on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) and coordinated USDA interaction and collaboration with the EPA on the proposed and final rule for implementing the RFS provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. He was responsible for the overall agenda and for the Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development program for the ministerial level of the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference which had representation from over 120 countries and 100 minister level officials, and more than 5000 attended (March 2008).
Prior to returning to the USDA in April 2006 as Associate Director of the OEPNU, Dr. Baumes was Managing Director of Agricultural Services for Global Insight (G.I.). There he had management responsibilities for the Agricultural Group, including domestic and international agriculture sector forecasting and consulting services. While at G.I., Dr. Baumes led three proprietary studies that looked at biofuels and implications for U.S. agriculture. Baumes has more than 30 years of professional experience conducting and/or managing domestic and international agriculture sector studies.
Baumes holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University (1974), a Master of Science degree (1976), and a Doctorate of Philosophy degree (1978) in agricultural economics from Purdue University. Baumes’ graduate studies concentrated on quantitative methods.
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James D. Schaub
Director, Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
James Schaub leads a comprehensive program for risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis focusing on human health and safety, animal diseases, plant diseases, invasive species, and environmental health. As leader of the Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis, he is responsible for integrating science and economics. He is responsible for regulatory review for the Office of the Chief Economist.
Dr. Schaub is a member of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee organized under the United Nations Environment Program to provide scientific and economic analyses to support the Parties to The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
From 1991 to 2001, he was a senior economist in the Office of the Chief Economist of USDA where his work involved food safety, livestock markets, and trade policy. From 1979 to 1991, Dr. Schaub was a research economist with USDA’s Economic Research Service where his work focused on oilseed markets and trade policy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University and his B. A. in economics from Loyola University of Maryland. |
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