Davenport Mayor Mike Matson has been appointed to the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Mr. Matson joins the committee that includes tribal, state and local government representatives from across the country.
“The Quad Cities has an international trade presence and I believe I have a unique perspective to share with this committee,” Mr. Matson said in a news release.
The new appointees will join five existing members of the committee. The IGPAC provides general policy advice to the United States Trade Representative on issues involving trade and development that have a significant relationship to the affairs of state and local governments. It is composed of members who have expertise in general trade, investment and development.
The other members of IGPAC include:
- Sam Cho, Commissioner, Port of Seattle.
- Dr. James Collard, director of Planning and Economic Development, Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
- Emily Desai, deputy director of International Affairs and Trade, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
- Eric Esoda, president and CEO, Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center.
- Yusuf Hakeem, Tennessee State House Representative.
- Rory Hoskins, mayor of Forest Park, Illinois.
- Laurence Reszetar, director of International Business Strategy, Minnesota Trade Office.
- Daphnee Sainvil, division manager, Government Affairs and Economic Development, City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Eugene Seroka, executive director, The Port of Los Angeles.
“This highly qualified group of stakeholders and elected officials represent diverse backgrounds, interests, and priorities and I congratulate them on joining this important committee,” Ambassador Katherine Tai said in a news release. “The IGPAC is a critical link that ensures USTR’s work is responsive to the needs of all people in the United States.”
