Your Trade Policy & Legislative Affairs Committee
The mission of the Trade Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee is to identify, support, and promote U.S. trade policies that:
1. Support high-quality American jobs;
2. Increase U.S. exports;
3. Enhance American competitiveness;
4. Improve the U.S. balance of trade;
5. Grow America’s economy.
In addition, this committee is the voice of American exporters (particularly small to medium-sized exporters), with federal and state policy makers in both the legislative and executive branches on trade legislative issues.
These trade legislative issues include matters such as free trade agreements and federal government exporter assistance programs, including, for example, US&FCS Gold Key programs and U.S. Export-Import Bank export financing programs. The Trade Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee also identifies foreign trade barriers that hinder U.S. exporters and exports, as well as the U.S. legislative and regulatory policies that are disincentives to exporting. While performing its tasks Trade Policy and Legislative Affairs committee works together with the Regional Legislative Coordinators who are appointed to coordinate the legislative affairs at eight regional District Export Council networks in the U.S.
The Trade Policy and Legislative Affairs committee includes the following sub-committees and working groups:
• Domestic and Americas Sub-committee
• Asia Sub-committee
• Europe Sub-committee
• Middle East and Africa Sub-committee
• Global Investment in America Sub-committee
Current Position Papers
NADEC Trade Policy: Looking Forward August 2024: Committee Co-Chair 2022-2024, David Day
Revitalizing the Commercial Service to Level the Playing Field for U.S. Businesses
Politico Weekly Trade, April 10, 2023: NADEC President, Jonathan Szucs, on the need for more Commercial Service Officers
National DEC Members Serving on the Trade Policy & Legislative Affairs Committee

Luke Lindberg
midwest representative
Chair
President & CEO of South Dakota Trade

Dr. John Pournoor
Midwest Representative
CO-CHAIR
CEO, Government Analytica®

Mariano Parlato
Associate
Country Manager, DISS

Sandy Renner
associate
Chair of the Board, FasTrack Global Expansion Solutions Inc.

John Saylor
associate
Deputy Director, International Trade Group, Commonwealth Trading Partners, Inc.