TheMultilateralSystemispartofthe legally-bindingInternationalTreaty on PlantGeneticResources for FoodandAgriculture that entered into forcein 2004 andhas beenratified by 115 countries.
One of the distinguished retired military officers who co-authored the Center study was General John Foss (USA, Ret.), who served as Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command (1989-1991) and former Commanding Officer of the 82nd Airborne Division with responsibility for deploying U.S. forces to theMultilateralForce and Observers mission (MFO) in the Sinai Desert.