Richard Grana re-appointed to Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC 11)

For Immediate Release
Paducah, KY
March 1, 2010

Contact: Cheryl Grana
Phone: 270-534-8344

Mr. Richard Grana, with Impex, was recently re- appointed to serve as a member of Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC 11) by United States Trade Representative Ambassador Ronald Kirk and US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke. ITAC 11 is one of 16 industry trade advisory committees (ITACs) in the Industry Trade Advisory Center, which is jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ITAC 11 is the only advisory committee that deals with small and minority business exporter concerns, and its work reflects market access issues faced by small and minority businesses. ITAC members provide the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative or their designees with detailed policy and technical advice, information, and recommendations regarding trade barriers and negotiations and implementation of existing trade agreements.