Elaine Trevino

Elaine Trevino is an American government official currently serving in the Biden administration.

Early life and education

Trevino was born and raised in the Central Valley region of California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Career

Trevino began her career as an executive at Wells Fargo in Fresno, California. She then served in the Merced County Economic Development Division. She joined the California Department of Food and Agriculture in 2001 as assistant secretary, serving until 2003. She served as deputy secretary in 2003 and 2004. Trevino later worked as the president of California Strategic Solutions, a consulting firm. She joined the Almond Alliance of California as president in 2018.[2][3]

She was nominated[4] on September 13, 2021 to serve as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, but the nomination was withdrawn by the White House in March 2022 without Trevino having received a Senate committee hearing.[5][6]

References
  1. "Elaine Trevino is Tapped as U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the United States California Agriculture News Today %". California Agriculture News Today. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. "Blue Diamond Growers Applauds Biden's Nominee for USTR Chief Agriculture Negotiator". AP NEWS. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". The White House. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. "Memorandum: Appointment of Elaine Trevino to Biden Administration | The United States Senate Committee on Finance". www.finance.senate.gov. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. "White House to withdraw key agricultural trade nominee". POLITICO.


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