Pearson, a Republican from Minnesota, was nominated to the U.S. International Trade Commission by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 2004 for the term ending June 16, 2011.
Prior to his appointment, Pearson was assistant vice president of public affairs for Cargill, in Wayzata, Minnesota.
His work focused primarily on trade policy issues, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural negotiations, the efforts of China and other countries to join the WTO, the global “level playing field” initiative for the oilseed sector, the U.S.-Mexico sweetener dispute, and the effects of domestic agricultural policies on U.S. competitiveness.
Before his appointment to assistant vice president, he served as a policy analyst in the public affairs department from 1987 to 1998.
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