International Affairs and Trade Development Interagency Committee
Governor Gavin Newsom issued executive order N-08-19 on February 28, 2019 establishing Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis as the Governor’s Representative for International Affairs and Trade Development and creating the International Affairs and Trade Development Interagency Committee.
Committee members include:
- Chair Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor, State of California
- Dee Dee Myers – Senior Advisor and Director, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, GO-Biz.
- David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
- Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Wade Crowfoot, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
- Nancy Ward, Director, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
- Yana Garcia, Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency
- Toks Omishakin, Secretary, California State Transportation Agency
- Caroline Beteta, Chief Executive Officer, Visit California
- Samuel Assefa, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
- Liane M. Randolph, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Refer to Publications for Interagency meeting agendas and minutes and archived international agreements.
