SENATE PANEL TO HOLD CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON TRADE NOMINEE
News Date November 03, 2009
Islam "Isi" Siddiqui, who has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the position of chief agricultural trade negotiator at the USTR will appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing this week. Environmental groups have asked the Senate not to confirm Siddiqui, who for the past eight years has worked as a vice president at Croplife America, a crop protection association that represents the plant science industry. (Contact: Amy Mann)