Industry Policy Advisory Committee

Industry Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC) in relation with International Trade

In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Industry Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC): A policy-level committee that forms part of the private sector advisory system established by the United States Congress to ensure that US trade policy and negotiating objectives reflect US commercial and economic interests. The IPAC and the individual industry sector advisory committees (/SACs) are the source of policy advice and technical expertise on industrial sector issues related to bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations. IPAC members are appointed jointly by the USTR and the Secretary of Commerce. The counterpart committee in the agriculture sector is the APAC. See also ACTPN.