USDA公布部落咨询委员会新任命：三名部落与农业代表获任 另开放八席提名至12月8日
美国农业部（USDA）10月23日宣布，农业部长 Brooke Rollins 任命三名新成员加入 USDA 部落咨询委员会，任期三年：Mandan、Hidatsa 与 Arikara 部落主席 Mark Fox（大平原区）、Mescalero Apache Telecom 总经理 Enjady Godfrey（西南区）、Choctaw 部落农业主任 Evan Whitley（东俄克拉荷马区）。
众议院农业委员会首席少数党议员 Angie Craig 任命 Blackfeet 社区学院校长 Dr. Bradford Hall 加入委员会，补足一处空缺席位，任期至2026年12月。
USDA 同时为另外八席开放提名，提名期至2026年12月8日，提名须按《联邦公报》公告所列程序提交。部落咨询委员会依据2018年《农业改进法》设立，就部落与印第安事务向农业部长提供咨询建议，并每年向部长与国会提交至少一份报告。
Rollins 在声明中表示：「在特朗普总统的领导下，USDA 把美国农民和牧场主放在首位，其中包括印第安地区（Indian Country）的农业生产者。部落民族拥有自豪的农业传统，在加强美国农业和农村经济方面发挥着重要作用。这些任命强化了我们尊重部落主权、扩大经济机会、确保部落视角参与 USDA 工作的承诺。」
来源：GSM·美国
USDA Announces Tribal Advisory Committee Appointments, Opens Nominations for Eight More Seats Through December 8
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on October 23 that Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has appointed three new members to the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee, each for a three-year term: Mark Fox, Chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (Great Plains Region); Enjady Godfrey, General Manager of Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. (Southwest Region); and Evan Whitley, Director of Agriculture for the Choctaw Nation (Eastern Oklahoma Region).
Representative Angie Craig, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, appointed Dr. Bradford Hall, President of Blackfeet Community College, to serve the remainder of a vacant term ending in December 2026.
USDA is also soliciting nominations for eight additional appointments, with the nomination period open through December 8, 2026, following the procedures in the Federal Register notice. The Tribal Advisory Committee was authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on matters relating to Tribal and Indian affairs, and submits at least one report each year to the Secretary and to Congress.
"Under President Trump's leadership, USDA is putting America's farmers and ranchers first, including agricultural producers across Indian Country," Secretary Rollins said. "Tribal Nations have a proud agricultural heritage and play an important role in strengthening American agriculture and rural economies. These appointments reinforce our commitment to respecting Tribal sovereignty, expanding economic opportunities, and ensuring Tribal perspectives help inform USDA's work."
Source: GSM·USA
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：美国农业部总部的部落民族大厅（资料图）。 Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
