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As a member of the President鈥檚 Export Council, 麻豆村 President Farnam Jahanian(opens in new window) attended the body鈥檚 first meeting on June 29 in Washington, D.C., presenting a set of recommendations that were shaped by the council members聽to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her administration designed to accelerate America鈥檚 return as the global leader in manufacturing, innovation and science.

The recommendations Jahanian detailed focused on the areas of聽, and included suggestions to align export promotion and development programs with place-based investments and competitiveness initiatives, and to enhance critical standards and governance of the nation鈥檚 export enterprise. These recommendations aim to continue the momentum from the Economic Development Administration鈥檚 investments that have strengthened innovation ecosystems in all 50 states and the over $470 billion in private sector investment in American manufacturing capability since President Joe Biden took office. Raj Subramaniam, president and CEO of FedEx Corporation, also presented a summary of聽 recommendations from the council.

The President鈥檚 Export Council serves as the U.S. president鈥檚 principal national advisory committee on international trade. Established in 1973, it advises the president on government policies and programs that affect U.S. trade performance, promotes export expansion, and provides a forum for discussing and resolving trade-related problems among the business, industrial, agricultural, labor and government sectors. It includes聽 of the private sector who are appointed by the president, cabinet secretaries and congressional members 鈥� five from the Senate and five from the House. It reports to the president through the secretary of commerce.

Jahanian was appointed(opens in new window) to the President鈥檚 Export Council by Biden on Feb. 28, 2023.