Luke Lindberg, who served as a trade official in the first Trump administration, has been confirmed as the under secretary for trade and foreign affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture.
He will probably have some involvement in ongoing trade talks between Canada and the U.S. because access to Canada’s dairy and poultry markets are an issue.
The U.S. Senate voted 77-18 to approve his nomination late Saturday, which U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President Dan Halstrom called “a strong showing of bipartisan support.”
