Chamber's Space Enterprise Council Head Appointed to Advise USTR, Commerce Department on Aerospace Issues

WASHINGTON, D.C.— David Logsdon, executive director of the U.S. Chamber's Space Enterprise Council, has been appointed to the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Aerospace Equipment, which advises the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative on key trade and market access issues affecting the nation's aerospace companies and their suppliers.

"David's experience with the Space Enterprise Council will prove to be a valuable resource to the advisory committee," said Lt. General Dan Christman, senior vice president of the Chamber's International Division. "This is a key opportunity to represent the business community on the aerospace issues that are critical to our government and economy."

The Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) on Aerospace Equipment is made up of 50 members from the aerospace industry and is one of 16 ITACs jointly administered by the Department of Commerce and the USTR.

The Chamber's Space Enterprise Council was founded in 2000 to represent businesses with a commercial interest in space. Over the past several years, the Council has grown to represent all sectors of the industry including commercial, civil, and military space. The Council advocates a national business strategy for the advancement of U.S. space interests to Congress and federal policymakers.

The U.S. Chamber is the world's largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.

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