U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke has appointed David Trumbull, Vice President, International Trade, National Textile Association as a member of the Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee (ETAC).
The primary purpose of the ETAC is to advise Department of Commerce officials on the identification of and surmounting of barriers to the expansion of textile exports, and on methods of encouraging textile firms to increase their exports and to participate in export expansion activities.
This is accomplished during public meetings with Department officials. The ETAC is the only national advisory committee dedicated to advising Department of Commerce officials on methods of encouraging textile firms to increase their exports.