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Paula Stern
Chair of the United States International Trade Commission
In office
1984–1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
Member of the United States International Trade Commission
In office
October 1978 – February 1987
PresidentJimmy Carter
Personal details
Born (1945-03-31) March 31, 1945 (age 79)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePaul London (m. 1972)
Children2
EducationGoucher 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]

Early life, education, and career

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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]

Board memberships

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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.

Books

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  • Water's Edge: Domestic Politics and the Making of American Foreign Policy (Praeger, 1979)

References

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  1. ^ a b Times, Clyde H. Farnsworth and Special To the New York. "Working Profile: Dr. Paula Stern; Sisyphus Is in M*A*S*H, Fighting a Trade War". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  2. ^ Hershey Jr., Robert D. (October 13, 1984). "Trade Agency's Head Assails Policies of U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  3. ^ "The Honorable Paula Stern, Ph.D. '67 - Goucher Magazine". Goucher Magazine. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  4. ^ Stern, Paula (1976). "The Water's Edge: The Jackson Amendment as a Case Study of the Role Domestic Politics Plays in the Creation of American Foreign Policy". Retrieved 2018-10-01 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Stern, Paula (1979). Water's Edge: Domestic Politics and the Making of American Foreign Policy. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313205200.
  6. ^ Thomas-Lester, Avis (July 13, 2010). "What It Takes: Paula Stern - Avis Thomas-Lester". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  7. ^ a b "The Honorable Paula Stern, Ph.D. – The Stern Group". www.sterngroup.biz. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  8. ^ Council, Atlantic. "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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