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Johnston is the Chairman of Johnston & Associates LLC a business consulting firm. He is also the Chairman of Johnston Development Co. LLC a project development firm and provides consulting services to FCX. A native of Shreveport LA Sen. Johnston earned his Juris Doctor degree at Louisiana State University before serving as a Louisiana State Representative and State Senator from 1964-1972. He was elected to and served in the United States Senate from 1972-1997 where he took the lead on numerous pieces of legislation regarding U.S.-Asian relations specifically dealing with China and Southeast Asia. He has been an FCX board member since 1997. | 