Background

Ascher, Bernard was born on December 7, 1933 in Brooklyn. Son of Nelson Nathan and Ida (Buchwald) Ascher.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, Brooklyn College, 1956. Master of Business Administration in International Trade, City University of New York, 1962.

Career

Assistant traffic manager, Aero-Sea Shipping Corporation, New York City, 1950-1957; member export traffic staff, Continental Grain Company. New York City, 1959-1960; assistant export manager, Jack Liss & Sons Company. New York City, 1960-1962; commodity analyst, United States Tariff Commission, Washington, 1962-1965; senior economist import policy staff, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1965-1970; director legislation and tariff analysis, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1970-1971; director industrial products division, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1971-1976; director Office Import Programs, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1976-1978; director sectoral trade monitoring division, Office International Sectoral Policy, Washington, 1978-1981; director service industry affairs, Office United States Trade Republican, Washington, since 1981.

Instructor economics U. Baltimore, 1966-1970, Department Agriculture Graduate School, Washington, 1985-1986.

Achievements

• Bernard Ascher has been listed as a noteworthy economist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Forest Knolls Boys Club, Silver Spring, 1966-1977. President Forest Knolls Pool, Silver Spring, 1971. Member American Economic Association, American Antitrust Institute (research fellow, since 2004), Commission Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (board trustees, since 2004), Beta Gamma Sigma.

Connections

Married Elinor Hirsch, August 12, 1956. Children: Scott, Ruth, Mark.

Father:

Nelson Nathan Ascher

Mother:

Ida (Buchwald) Ascher

Spouse:

Elinor Hirsch

child:

Scott Ascher

child:

Mark Ascher

child:

Ruth Ascher