President Biden nominates Doug McKalip to serve as chief agricultural negotiator
拉st week, President Joe Bidenannounced his intent提名道格·麦卡利普(Doug McKalip)作为首席农业谈判代表美国贸易代表办公室(USTR)。
拜登总统的宣布为USTR和白宫内的农业贸易问题提供了备受期待且需要的声音。American Feed Industry Association(AFIA)总裁兼首席执行官康斯坦斯·库尔曼。
“We are pleased to hear of Doug McKalip’s impending nomination as chief agricultural negotiator. His experience working at the White House and advising for the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes him an ideal candidate for representing and advocating on behalf of U.S. agricultural interests to expand export opportunities and maintain U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace," said Cullman.
“我们期待与麦卡利普先生合作,利用机会来应对贸易障碍,并为美国动物食品行业开放新市场。”
美国动物食品制造业在很大程度上依赖贸易。2021年,美国动物饲料和宠物食品制造商出口了超过75亿美元的产品,其中包括55亿美元的饲料和饲料食材和20亿美元的宠物食品,价值增长了22%,超过2020年。
阿菲亚(Afia)表示,该行业的出口支持整个饲料行业和相关行业的数千个就业机会,并确保全球农民能够获得最新的动物饲料成分,以帮助他们更有效,更可持续地生产食物。
谷物协会也赞成麦卡利普的提名
On the nomination, theU.S. Grains Council (USGC)说麦卡利普拥有丰富的国际经验,在USDA。
USGC在一份新闻稿中说:“他将能够利用自己在农场和贸易政策方面的强大背景以及对生物技术的了解来提高贸易优先事项和美国玉米,高粱,大麦和联合产品的开放市场。”“经过确认,我们期待与他在USTR的关键角色中合作。”
除了他目前在USDA的职位以及他在USTR的即将到来的工作外,McKalip还担任了2009 - 2011年农业部长的机密助手,并担任秘书高级顾问,在那里他处理了与农业生物技术有关的所有政策问题,协调联邦生物技术咨询委员会和21世纪农业的政策。
这American Soybean AssociationBiden期待已久的公告“很激动”。
"U.S. agriculture faces numerous challenges on the global marketplace, and we are thrilled President Biden has nominated Doug McKalip," said Stephen Censky, ASA CEO.
"Doug understands these challenges deeply from his years of service at USDA and in the White House, and ASA is glad to have that expertise added to the team at USTR."
His nomination will now be submitted to the Senate Finance Committee where his confirmation process will begin.