AFIA - American Feed Industry Association

01/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/08/2024 16:58

USDA Reappoints Cullman to US Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee

USDA Reappoints Cullman to US Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee

August 1, 2024

Contact Victoria Broehm

Key Points:

  • AFIA's President and CEO Constance Cullman has been reappointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service's Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) for Trade.

  • The APAC advises the secretary of agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on U.S. trade policies, including new and existing trade agreements.

AFIA's President and CEO Constance Cullman has
been reappointed to serve on the U.S. Department
of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service's
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade.

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is pleased to announce that AFIA's President and CEO Constance Cullman has been reappointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service's Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) for Trade. The APAC advises the secretary of agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on U.S. trade policies, including new and existing trade agreements.

"It has been an honor to serve on the APAC for the last four years on behalf of the total U.S. feed and pet food industry, and I welcome this opportunity for continued engagement," Cullman said. "Last year, our industry exported $13.4 billion in animal food products, and we expect that number to grow with the removal of restrictive trade barriers and science- and evidence-based trade rules and standards that foster innovation in the marketplace. Our international customers have told us that the U.S. animal food industry's products and manufacturing systems are recognized as best-in-class, and we aim to continue delivering on that promise across food and agriculture systems worldwide."

The APAC is one of seven advisory committees established by Congress in 1974 to ensure that U.S. agricultural trade policy objectives reflect U.S. public- and private-sector commercial and economic interests. The USDA and USTR manage the committees. Gina Tumbarello, AFIA's senior director of global strategies, policy and trade, also serves on the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds.

Cullman will serve on the committee until 2028. For more information, see USDA's press release.