McKalip Nominated for USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, after it was announced that the administration nominated Doug McKalip to be chief agricultural negotiator in her office, "USTR’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator will play a pivotal role in maintaining and building on these successes on behalf of America’s workers, farmers, ranchers, and producers. Doug McKalip is a highly qualified nominee with decades of experience in public service. His institutional knowledge of USDA spans multiple administrations, from leading different offices to serving as trusted advisor to Secretary [Tom] Vilsack, and will help us continue the close collaboration between our agencies that has enabled so much success."

The success that she touted includes gaining access to Mexico for fresh potatoes, lower tariffs on U.S. pork in Vietnam, getting market access in the EU for shellfish and changing the beef safeguard trigger for Japan.