Political career Robert Mosbacher
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mosbacher finance chairman of gerald r. ford s failed election bid in 1976. lost own race delegate 1976 republican national convention in kansas city, missouri, slate backing future u.s. president ronald w. reagan, ford s rival party nomination. mosbacher, running in 7th congressional district, lost state senator walter mengden of houston, 39,276 26,344 votes.
earlier, mosbacher in 1970 headed fund-raising effort george h. w. bush in losing senate campaign against lloyd m. bentsen , again in bush s campaigns president in 1980 , 1988.
as u.s. secretary of commerce, principal cabinet official responsible initiating north american free trade agreement (nafta). strong proponent of agreement, created largest unified market in world. agreement not signed law in u.s. until december 8, 1993, during administration of president bill clinton. agreement went effect on january 1, 1994.
mosbacher member of president reagan s task force on private sector initiatives 1981–83, , vice chairman of board of trustees of woodrow wilson international center scholars. became secretary of commerce in 1989 after directed george h. w. bush 1988 presidential election campaign. served director of center strategic , international studies. in 2008, general chairman of john mccain s bid white house.
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