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Interested parties may submit written comments to the Committee at any time before and after the meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration by the Committee in advance of this meeting should email them to richard.boll@trade.gov.
For consideration during the meeting, and to ensure transmission to the Committee prior to the meeting, comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on June 17, 2021.
Comments received after June 17, 2021, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be considered at the meeting. The minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Committee website within 60 days of the meeting.
Eugene Alford, Supply Chain Team Lead, Office of Supply Chain, Professional, and Business Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration District Export Council Nomination Opportunity International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity for appointment to serve as a District Export Council member.
AGENCY:

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking nominations of individuals for consideration for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to serve as members of one of the 61 District Export Councils DECs nationwide. DECs are closely affiliated with the U.S. Export Assistance Centers USEACs of the U.S.
and Foreign Commercial Service US&FCS, which is part of the Global Markets unit within the International Trade Administration, and play a key role in the planning and coordination of export activities in their communities.
DATES: Nominations for individuals to a DEC must be received by the local USEAC Director by 5:00 p.m. local time on July 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact the Director of your local USEAC for more information on DECs and the nomination process. You may identify your local USEAC by entering your zip code online at http
export.gov/usoffices/index.asp. For general program information, contact
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Laura Barmby, National DEC Liaison, US&FCS, at 202 4822675.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: District Export Councils support the mission of US&FCS by facilitating the development of an effective local export assistance network, supporting the expansion of export opportunities for local U.S.
companies, serving as a communication link between the business community and US&FCS, and assisting in coordinating the activities of trade assistance partners to leverage available resources. Individuals appointed to a DEC become part of a select corps of trade professionals dedicated to providing international trade leadership and guidance to the local business community and assistance to the Department of Commerce on export development issues. DEC members are volunteers. DEC members are not special government employees. DEC
members receive no compensation for their participation in DEC activities or reimbursement for travel and other personal expenses.
Nomination Process: Each DEC has a maximum membership of 35.
Approximately half of the positions are open on each DEC for the four-year term that begins on January 1, 2022 and runs through December 31, 2025. All potential nominees must complete an online nomination form and consent to sharing of the information on that form with the DEC Executive Committee for its consideration, and consent, if appointed, to sharing of their contact information with other DEC members and relevant government agencies and private sector organizations with a focus on trade. Interested individuals are highly encouraged to reach out to the local USEAC Director to learn more about the DECs and to begin the application process as soon as possible.
While interested individuals can submit applications prior to July 1, 2021, USEAC Directors will formally accept nominations from July 1 until July 31, 2021.
Eligibility and Appointment Criteria:
Appointment is based upon an individuals international trade leadership in the local community, ability to influence the local environment for exporting, knowledge of day-to-day international operations, interest in export development, and willingness and ability to devote time to DEC activities. Members must be employed as exporters or export service providers or in a profession which supports U.S. export promotion efforts.
Members include exporters, export service providers and others whose profession supports U.S. export
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promotion efforts. DEC member appointments are made without regard to political affiliation. DEC membership is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States. As representatives of the local exporting community, DEC Members must reside in, or conduct the majority of their work in, the territory that the DEC covers.
DEC membership is not open to federal government employees. Individuals representing foreign governments, including individuals registered with the Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, must disclose such representation and may be disqualified if the Department determines that such representation is likely to impact the ability to carry out the duties of a DEC member or raise an appearance issue for the Department.
Selection Process: Nominations of individuals who have applied for DEC
membership will be forwarded to the local USEAC Director for the respective DEC for that Directors consideration.
The local USEAC Director ensures that all nominees meet the membership criteria. The local USEAC Director then, in consultation with the local DEC
Executive Committee, evaluates all nominations to determine their interest, commitment, and qualifications. In reviewing nominations, the local USEAC Director strives to ensure a balance among exporters from a manufacturing or service industry and export service providers. A fair representation should be considered from companies and organizations that support exporters, representatives of local and state government, and trade organizations and associations.
Membership should reflect the diversity of the local business community, encompass a broad range of businesses and industry sectors, and be distributed geographically across the DEC service area.
For current DEC members seeking reappointment, the local USEAC
Director, in consultation with the DEC
Executive Committee, also carefully considers the nominees activity level during the previous term and demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other DEC members and US&FCS staff. As appointees of the Secretary of Commerce in high-profile positions, though volunteers, DEC Members are expected to actively participate in the DEC and support the work of local US&FCS offices. Those that do not support the work of the office or do not actively participate in DEC activities will not be considered for renomination.

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