Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr., the 28th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, right, talks with Carlos Gutierrez, the 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, at the Baker Institute in 2008. Gutierrez discussed the future of free trade agreements as part of the Robert A. Mosbacher Global Issues Series.
The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy mourns the loss of The Honorable Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr.
Mr. Mosbacher was a great friend and supporter of the institute. A successful businessman, civic leader and U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President George H.W. Bush, he also spearheaded the institute’s Robert A. Mosbacher Global Issues Lecture Series. The program promotes important and constructive dialogue on the role of international trade and commerce in the global economy.
“Robert Mosbacher was a true philanthropist and his commitment to our community will be long remembered,” said Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian, the institute’s founding director. “We are honored to host a program in his name as a fitting tribute to his legacy as a businessman and public servant.”
Read the Jan. 27, 2010, Houston Chronicle editorial, “Robert Mosbacher: The Epitome of a Vanishing Breed,” which quotes The Honorable James A. Baker, III, the institute’s honorary chair, describing Mosbacher as “one who believed that pragmatism ought not to be a dirty word … that you can be successful without sacrificing principle.”