Richard Fritz is the Managing Director of the USAPEEC International Poultry Development Program, a foundation working to strengthen poultry and egg production worldwide. USAPEEC, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council promotes US poultry and eggs worldwide. Mr. Fritz is also Executive Director of the Food and Agriculture Export Alliance (FAEA). FAEA is an agricultural organization that works with foreign governments toward world-wide adoption of food and feed sanitary and phytosanitary standards as well as Codex standards. Richard Fritz served as Vice President for Trade Development of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), and was responsible for the international trade development and policy issues of the Federation. Prior to joining USMEF, Mr. Fritz served as General Sales Manager within the Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA. In this capacity Mr. Fritz managed all USDA export credit programs and the Departments foreign food donation programs. Mr. Fritz oversaw the development and implementation of the Global Food for Education Initiative. Mr. Fritz holds a bachelors degree in economics and a masters degree.