President Joe Biden has nominated Elaine Trevino as the chief agriculture negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
Trevino is currently the Almond Alliance of California (AAC) president and serves on USDA’s Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee. Prior to her position at AAC, Trevino was deputy secretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, responsible for the oversight of the international export and trade programs, specialty crop block grant funding, division of marketing services, plant health and pest prevention.
USTR Katherine Tai praised the nomination, stating, “Throughout her impressive career serving in leadership positions at the state and federal level, Elaine has developed strong relationships with key stakeholders and demonstrated a keen understanding of trade and agriculture policy.”
