Mr. Jason Hafemeister was named Vice President with Allen F. Johnson & Associates, LLC in February 2007. Mr. Hafemeister’s position with the firm draws upon his diverse work and academic experiences to cover a wide range of areas, including developing global business and marketing strategies, providing management services, facilitating government relations, and helping clients to identify market opportunities and navigate import requirements for agricultural and industrial products and services.

Before joining Allen F. Johnson and Associates, Mr. Hafemeister was Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agriculture. Mr. Hafemeister was the lead negotiator for agriculture in the Doha Development Agenda at the WTO, the Central American - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), and China’s WTO accession. In this capacity he was responsible for the developing and implementing U.S. negotiating strategy. This entailed working closely with other U.S. government agencies, the Congress, and the private sector to develop U.S. negotiating positions and strategies as well as negotiating with foreign governments. He also directed USTR’s work on farm policy and the 2007 Farm Bill. Prior to joining USTR, Mr. Hafemeister worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and his work included the Uruguay Round negotiations which established the WTO, dispute settlement actions under the WTO, and he served at the U.S. Mission to the WTO in Geneva. Prior to his government service, Mr. Hafemeister worked in the produce industry in California.

Mr. Hafemeister received a J.D. in Law from the Georgetown University Law Center and is a member of the Washington, D.C. bar. He received a Masters Degree from the University of California, San Diego with a specialization in International Management, Latin America, and Economic Policy. His undergraduate degree is from the University of California, Berkeley, with a double major in Economics and Latin American Studies and minor in Spanish. Mr. Hafemeister was raised in San Luis Obispo, California. He is a proficient Spanish speaker and has used the language in a wide range of activities. His interests include reading and sport.