Charles J. "Joe" O'Mara is president of O'Mara and Associates, a consulting firm. He is a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Agriculture.

From 1990 to 1995 O'Mara served as Counsel for International Affairs to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Special Negotiator for Agriculture to the United States Trade Representative. O'Mara was a Senior Foreign Service

Senior Foreign Service

The Senior Foreign Service comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service. These ranks were created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12293 in order to provide the Foreign Service with senior grades equivalent to general- and flag ranks in the military and...

 Officer with the Foreign Agricultural Service

Foreign Agricultural Service

The Foreign Agricultural Service is the foreign affairs agency with primary responsibility for the United States Department of Agriculture's overseas programs—market development, international trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection of statistics and market information...

, and his overseas tours included duty in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, and Geneva. O'Mara also served as acting Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services during the first six months of the Clinton administration.

See also

Chief Agricultural Negotiator

Chief Agricultural Negotiator

The Chief Agricultural Negotiator is an ambassador of the Office of the United States Trade Representative responsible for conducting and overseeing international negotiations related to trade in agricultural products...