CREATE TABLE table_204_598 (id NUMBER, "name" CLOB, "state of residence" CLOB, "took office" CLOB, "left office" CLOB, "president served under" CLOB)

who was the previous advisor before pete rouse ?
SELECT "name" FROM table_204_598 WHERE "took office" < (SELECT "took office" FROM table_204_598 WHERE "name" = 'pete rouse') ORDER BY "took office" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "name" FROM "table_204_598" WHERE "took office" < (SELECT "took office" FROM "table_204_598" WHERE "name" = 'pete rouse') ORDER BY "took office" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY