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BIO Sends Letter to Senate Ag Committee Supporting Alexis Taylor to Serve as USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

June 24, 2022

We write to express our support for the nomination of Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. U.S. agricultural producers and global food security will be well served through Director Taylor’s administration of the department’s trade promotion and capacity building programs—she is uniquely qualified for this role.

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Alexis Taylor Nomination Ag Industry Support Letter
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