Bob Stallman

President
American Farm Bureau Federation

Bob Stallman, a rice and cattle producer from Columbus, Texas, is president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the nation's largest and most influential general farm organization. The 11th president in the organization's history, Mr. Stallman was first elected president on Jan. 13, 2000. He is the first AFBF president from the Lone Star State.

Prior to becoming AFBF President, Mr. Stallman was president of the Texas Farm Bureau. He became a member of AFBF's board of directors in 1994. Mr. Stallman served on various committees and boards during his tenure on the AFBF board of directors,including chairman of the 1998 Farm Economy Committee.

A 1974 honors graduate of the University of Texas, Mr. Stallman joined the family farm operation in 1975. He was elected to the board of directors of the Colorado County (Texas) Farm Bureau in 1977.

In addition to Farm Bureau involvement, Mr. Stallman has been selected to serve on various state and federal committees. In 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Stallman to serve as a member of the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN), the committee at the top of a multi-tiered system to advise the president and Congress on proposed trade agreements.

Mr. Stallman served on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade (APAC) from 2001-2007. In June 2001, Mr. Stallman began serving on the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP), the State Department's principal advisory panel regarding international economic issues.

In Spring 2001, Mr. Stallman began serving on the board of trustees for the Farm Foundation, a nonprofit organization that improves the well-being of U.S. agriculture and rural people. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board of the World Agricultural Forum, an independent organization that encourages open debate and discussion of international food, fiber and fuel issues.

In 1996, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush appointed Mr. Stallman to the Citizen's Committee on Property Tax Relief. That same year, Mr. Stallman was appointed by then-House Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts to the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture, a panel that proposed recommendations on farm policy for Congress and the administration.

Mr. Stallman served on the board of directors for the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF), an organization highly regarded for the role it plays in the debate on tax and environmental policy issues, from 2002-2007.

Mr. Stallman was awarded Texas Farm Bureau’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. The Texas Senate and House passed resolutions recognizing him as a farmer, leader and “champion of agriculture.” He was also honored by the Texas A&M University as the school’s 2008 Distinguished Texan in Agriculture.

Mr. Stallman is a member of the Texas A&M College of Agriculture Development Council and a life member of the University of Texas Ex-Students' Association. Mr. Stallman was the recipient of the Texas A&M "Friend of Agriculture" award in 1999.

A member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Columbus, Texas, Mr. Stallman is married to Stacey Lynne Bryan. He has two daughters: Kimberly Willingham and son-in-law Daniel; and Angela Kulhanek and son-in-law Devin. He has six grandchildren: Ashley, Brooke, Blake, Aaron Kulhanek, Kinley and Cole Willingham.