Prominent businessman will serve fifth term as City of Houston appointee.

Houston City Council has reappointed Kase Lawal to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority for a fifth term. Initially appointed in June 1999, Lawal was the first vice chairman of the Port Commission to serve two-year terms without pay.

Lawal brings a rich and extensive history of civic service to his port position. He was appointed to the United States Trade Advisory Committee on Africa, reporting to President Bill Clinton, and was the U.S. Trade Representative on trade policy in Africa. He is a former member of the U.S. Council on the Business Development Committee of the U.S., South Africa Binational Commission and the board of directors of the Corporate Council on Africa in Washington, D.C. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the World Trade Council of the Greater Houston Partnership.

The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. The port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trades Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.