On Tuesday, October 10 Gary and Ryan attended a meeting of the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade’s High Level Steering Group at the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, the Dialogue was briefed by Karen Antebi, Economic Counselor for Trade and NAFTA Office of the Ministry of Economy of Mexico in Washington, DC; Carlos Vazquez Ochoa, Minister of Agricultural Affairs at the Embassy of Mexico; and Mike Hawkins, Agriculture Counsellor at the Embassy of Canada. They discussed the current state of NAFTA negotiations from their respective governments’ perspectives.

During the meeting, the steering group was also briefed by Sharon Bomer-Lauritsen, Assistant US Trade Representative for Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy, and discussed further outreach and engagement with administration officials and stakeholder groups.

Please contact Ryan for more information.