Becky Rasdall Vargas joined the International Dairy Foods Association in 2020 where she is responsible for advocacy strategy on international trade, supply chain, and workforce policy issues impacting IDFA members. Becky also leads IDFA’s Women in Dairy initiative.
Prior to IDFA, Becky served in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and with the Foreign Agricultural Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Throughout her government career, she represented the United States in technical discussions and trade agreement negotiations, including the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), China Phase One Agreement, and other negotiations with the European Commission and India.
Before joining the U.S. government, Becky held a variety of roles supporting U.S. food and agriculture, including at ConAgra Foods’, the International Food Information Council, and former Congressman Dave Camp (MI-04). Becky holds a Master of the Arts in International Relations, a Bachelor of the Arts in International Political Science, and speaks German and Spanish. She grew up raising horses, was active in 4-H, and has dairy farmers in her extended family.
