In Brief
July 26-29: On July 26, AAFA expressed strong support for the Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act (S. 2201). On July 29, AAFA and dozens of other stakeholders urged the World Bank to establish benchmarks that the Uzbek government must meet to prevent the use of government-sanctioned, government-orchestrated forced labor in Uzbekistan’s annual cotton harvest. See all of AAFA’s latest letters, comments, and testimony here.

Thank you to AAFA’s summer interns! Thank you to AAFA’s summer interns! As this week marks the end of AAFA’s summer internship period, AAFA extends our great appreciation to Seth DiAsio, Kristen Kern, Dayana Moncada, and Alika Zangieva. They each made fantastic contributions this summer. Spring internships are now posted here.

Exciting AAFA staff updates:AAFA is thrilled to announce our newest addition to the AAFA team: Alexander Gibson, Communications and Marketing Coordinator. AAFA is also pleased to announce the promotion of Danielle Iverson to Director, Government Relations. Meet our team here!

Get involved! AAFA members get the most out of membership when they participate in our events and committees – join here. Congress and government agencies solicit comments on a range of issues that may affect your business – find a list of comment opportunities here.