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Plenary Information

Opening Plenary Session

Monday, June 23, 9:30-12:30am PDT (16:30-19:30 GMT)

Welcome: The Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States (by video)

Chair: The Honorable J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Honorable John Marburger, Science Adviser to the President and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House

The Honorable Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda

The Honorable Luis Lorenzo, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture, Philippines

The Honorable David Kirvalidze, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Georgia

The Honorable Javier Usabiaga, Minister of Agriculture, Mexico

The Honorable Ali Hassan Khalil, Minister of Agriculture, Lebanon

The Honorable Miguel Arias Canete, Minister of Agriculture, Spain

The Honorable Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

Closing Plenary Session

Tuesday, June 24

Chair: The Honorable J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Honorable Ahmed Yousuf Nuristani, Minister of Irrigation, Water Resources and Environment, Afghanistan

The Honorable Seydou Traore, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, Mali

The Honorable Lynette Stanziola, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Panama

The Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

 

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