Members Named to Seven U.S. Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees

On June 11, 2019, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, and the U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, announced the appointment of 140 private-sector members to seven Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the lists of appointees, by committee:

• Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Processed Foods
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Sweeteners and Sweetener Products
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton, and Peanuts

The appointees will serve until June 15, 2023 and the committees will be supplemented by additional appointments over the next four years.

More information can be found here.