Patrick Archer is President of the American Peanut Council and previously served as its Vice President. He has been with the Council since 1987 in various positions in the area of export promotion. Mr. Archer has supervised marketing and PR programs in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, the Middle East, China and other Asian markets. Prior to joining the American Peanut Council, he worked in the United States House of Representative as a Legislative Assistant for former Alabama Congressman Bill Dickinson and also worked for the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Troy University and M.B.A. from The University of Alabama. He also holds a certificate in language from The Sorbonne in Paris, France. Mr. Archer was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committe. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council.