John Bode LLC

Principled Advocacy

 

 

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If you attended the National Council of Chain Restaurants Annual Meeting in Orlando on November 8-10, 2011, and you are interested in obtaining the presentation presented by John Bode, click this link.

 

If you attended the 3rd Annual Food Quality Symposium in Phoenix on December 6,  2011, and you are interested in obtaining the presentation presented by John Bode,  click this link.

 

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Mr. Bode is the principal of John Bode LLC. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was educated at the United States Naval Academy and the University of Oklahoma, receiving his B.A. in 1977.  He received his J.D. from George Mason University in 1983. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1983 and currently is a member of the Oklahoma and American Bar Associations.

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Mr. Bode concentrates his practice in legislative and regulatory matters.  He served in three Presidential appointments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  As Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer Services, Mr. Bode was responsible for nutrition issues, almost half of the USDA's budget, and scores of rulemakings.  During his tenure at USDA, Mr. Bode testified on behalf of the Reagan and Bush Administrations over seventy times and directly oversaw approximately ninety proposed and final rules.  Before joining the USDA in 1981, he was on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and served on the staff of then-Governor of Oklahoma David L. Boren. Mr. Bode actively participated in the legislative efforts resulting in the enactment of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (pesticide reform), and 1997 FDA Reform legislation.

 

 

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Washington, DC 20002

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