2003 Annual Meeting Agenda - Marketing and International Trade committee
AGENDA
MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY COMMITTEE
Charles Bronson, Chairman
Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
2003 Annual Meeting – Boise, Idaho
Sunday, September 21, 2003
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
I. Roll Call, Introductions and Overview of Agenda
II. Update from Marketing and Regulatory Programs
-
Bill Hawks, Under Secretary
III. Update on Country of Origin Labeling
-
Bill Sessions, Associate Deputy Administrator
-
Livestock and Seed Division, Agricultural Marketing Service
Questions & Answers
IV. Update from the Foreign Agricultural Service
Including an update on the WTO negotiations and the Trade Adjustment
Assistance Program for Farmers
-
Pat Sheikh, Deputy Administrator, International Trade Policy
Questions & Answers
V. Update from APHIS on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues
VI. Status of the EU Moratorium on Agricultural Biotech Products
-
Charlotte Hebebrand, Special Advisor for Agriculture, Fisheries,
-
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs, European Union
Questions & Answers
VII. Report on Cooperative Agreement between National Conference of State Legislatures and Foreign Agricultural Service
-
Robert Tse, Office of Outreach, Foreign Agricultural Service
VIII. Update on Specialty Crops Task Force
-
California Deputy Secretary Elaine Trevino
IX. Report on Tri-National Agricultural Accord
-
Montana Director Ralph Peck
Co-Chair, U.S./Canada Working Group
-
Texas Commissioner Susan Combs
Co-Chair, U.S./Mexico Working Group
X. Consideration of Policy Amendments, Priorities for NASDA, Other Business
Download