Government and Public Policy

Government and Public Policy: CapitolThe Hatamiya Group’s experts have advised local, state and federal government agencies with statistical and economic analysis of budgets and programs for compliance, effectiveness, or public financing.

We will analyze existing and proposed government policies, develop strategic policy alternatives, and communicate the results to decision-makers.

The Hatamiya Group has extensive experience doing in-depth research, bringing diverse constituencies together to develop policy, writing legislation, analyzing public policy proposals and communicating the results to decision-makers.

Our Government and Public Policy Background
Lon has testified over a hundred times before the World Trade Organization, U.S. Congress, California State Legislature, and federal, state and local courts, boards, and commissions on a wide variety of issues.  He is also an accomplished public speaker, having been invited to address hundreds of gatherings around the world.

Hatamiya’s experience includes heading up two agencies at the United States Department of Agriculture. He was Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service at the USDA where he administered a worldwide agency of nearly 1,000 employees, including over 200 Foreign Service officers, and a budget of over $7 billion that fosters the growth of exports of American agricultural, fish, and forest products.  In addition, for almost four years prior to serving at the Foreign Agricultural Service, Hatamiya also served as Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service at USDA, where he oversaw over 50 federal programs including dairy and fruit and vegetable marketing orders; various commodity research and promotion programs; grading and inspection of numerous commodities, including meat, poultry, dairy, tobacco, cotton, and fruits and vegetables; collection and dissemination of market price and supply information; commodity procurement for school lunch and other federal feeding programs; pesticide data collection and recordkeeping; development of conventional and organic standards; and agricultural direct marketing and transportation.

He worked closely with members of Congress to preserve the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, which protects growers from unfair trade practices, and he developed and implemented the Agency’s first strategic plan to improve customer service and expand agricultural exports as well as promote diversity and the quality of work life.  He initiated work to eliminate 2,164 pages of federal regulations, the largest reduction in the federal government.  In this process, he was awarded three “Hammer Awards” from Vice President Gore’s National Performance Review in recognition of increased management efficiency and cost-savings within a government program.  During his time at AMS, Hatamiya also served as Chair of the USDA Task Force on Farmers’ Markets, as member of the USDA/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (“HACU”) Leadership Board, and as an advisor to the Asian Pacific American Network in Agriculture (“APANA”).

Lon also served as Secretary of the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency, the state’s primary promoter of economic development, job creation, and business retention efforts.  In that capacity, he also served as Chairman of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, as well as Chairman of the California Travel and Tourism Commission, the California Defense Retention Council, and Team California.

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