Please join the U.S. Grains Council in welcoming a new employee, Lucas Szabo to its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

Szabo joins the Council as the new global strategies coordinator. In this capacity, he will assist the global strategies and trade policy/biotechnology departments, organize staff and member travel, prepare arrangements for visiting teams, and facilitate program planning, correspondence, reports, information management and contracting.

Szabo previously worked as an export sales specialist for an export firm in Washington, D.C. He brings a diverse skill set with him to the Council as he is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Szabo holds a bachelor’s degree from Marist College in international business and Spanish.

His first day will be Monday, July 14. Welcome aboard, Lucas!