ENRD TO SERVE AS HEAD OF U.S. DELEGATION AT FORESTRY MINISTERIAL AT APEC FORUM IN CHINA TO GROW SUPPORT FOR TIMBER TRAFFICKING ENFORCEMENT

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Environment & Natural Resources Division issued the following news release:

The Justice Department today announced that Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General (PDAAG) Adam Gustafson of the Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) will serve as the head of the United States' delegation for a Ministerial Meeting on Forestry, which is part of a 2026 senior officials' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Over the next week, PDAAG Gustafson will represent U.S. interests in emphasizing the importance of investigating and prosecuting timber trafficking crimes.

APEC economies account for over half of the world's forests and approximately 80% of the international ...