Nick Giordano is Vice President and Counsel, International Affairs for the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). He is involved in all aspects of international policy issues as they impact the interests of U.S. pork producers including the development and implementation of NPPC’s international trade policies. Among other things, Giordano represents U.S. pork producers in the World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture negotiations and in regional and bilateral trade negotiations. On behalf of NPPC, he has taken a leadership role in working for congressional passage and implementation of every major trade agreement the past 10 years. He chairs various food and agriculture trade coalitions including the Agriculture Coalition for U.S. – Colombian Trade which was formed to help secure congressional passage of the FTA with Colombia, and the Agriculture Coalition for U.S. – Korean Trade which was formed to help get the Korean FTA passed by the Congress. Giordano also has served as a member of the President's Advisory Committee on Trade Policy Negotiations (ACTPN). 

Prior to joining NPPC in 1995, Giordano practiced law from 1991 to 1995 with the Washington office of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld and from 1987 to 1991 with the D.C. office of Collier Shannon (now Kelley Drye). While with these firms, Giordano represented domestic and foreign clients in various trade-policy matters and on litigation involving numerous U.S. trade proceedings, such as antidumping, countervailing duty and Section 201. Giordano also served as Assistant Director/Senior Economist at Georgetown Economic Services from 1983 to 1987, where he also specialized in international trade issues.

Giordano received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Gordon College, a master’s degree in international affairs from American University and a law degree from George Washington University’s National Law Center.