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JOCHUM, James
JOCHUM, James. (Dubuque, IA-- ). A 1983 graduate of WAHLERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, Jochum, the son of Gary and Donna Jochum, was chosen by President George Bush to serve as assistant secretary of commerce for export administration. He had been a senior manager for government relations for a Washington, D. C. management consulting firm.
Jochum was a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from the university's law school. He had practiced law in Milwaukee and worked for Brenton Banks in Cedar Rapids before joining the Washington staff of U. S. Senator Charles Grassley in 1994. Until 1999 he served as Grassley's trade counsel and legislative director when he became the majority counsel for the Senate Banking Committee until January, 2000.
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Source:
1. Bragg, Mary Rae, "Dubuque Native for Post in Export Commission," Telegraph Herald, March 11, 2001, p. 24