Among a series of senior USDA staff appointments announced on August 10th, the following are relevant to the poultry industry:-

• Brooke Jamison was appointed Associate Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service.  Ms. Jamison has a BA in International Relations from Tufts University and a Master of Science from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.  She has extensive experience in governmental, non-profit and private entities including USAID projects in numerous nations.

• Regina Black was appointed Chief of Staff for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.  Ms. Black earned a Baccalaureate degree from Ohio State University and a Master's degree in International Relations from John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.  She has considerable administrative experience including acting asc Deputy Chief of Staff for her agency.

• Dr. Marty Matlock, will serve as Senior Advisor for Foods Systems Resiliency with USDA marketing and regulatory programs.  Dr. Matlock earned Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral degrees from Oklahoma State University.  He was the 2018 recipient of the CAST-Borlaug Agriculture Communications Award. He has served as Chairman of the Cherokee Nation Environmental Protection Commission for the past sixteen years.