ASTA President CEO Andy LaVigne appointed to key trade Advisory Committee

  • On September 6, 2023
  • American Seed Trade Association, ASTA, Biden Administration, Trade

In August, President & CEO Andy LaVigne was re-appointed to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade (APAC), a committee jointly managed by the USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. APAC provides advice and information to the Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative on the administration’s trade policies. Over the next four years in this role, LaVigne will work to ensure that U.S. agricultural trade policy objectives reflect public and private-sector interests in the global seed marketplace. 

To view the rosters of the 7 committees appointed, including the 130 new appointees and 70 members already serving, click here.