TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President Dr. Elmira Mangum was selected by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to be a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) for Trade. Mangum was selected via a national competitive process.
In 1974, Congress established APAC to ensure that U.S. trade policy and negotiation objectives adequately reflect U.S. commercial and economic interests. The committee advises and makes recommendations to the secretary of agriculture and the U.S. trade representative concerning the trade policy of the United States and the matters arising in the course of administering. . .