Viton, Albert

Albert Viton received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and then initially became involved in the planning, production, and distribution of agricultural commodities in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and, after 1946, in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Before retiring as a senior director in 1976, one of the author's major responsibilities was to represent FAO in all international sugar negotiations, conferences, and meetings. He was a member of the preparatory committee for the first international sugar agreement (1947-52) chaired by Baron Kronac...