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Conference Participants*

Foreign Delegates --  International Organizations --  United States 

*Excludes Expo Exhibitors, Media, Field Tour Hosts, and USDA Facilitators

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Foreign Delegates

Afghanistan

Sayed Anwari
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Yusuf Nuristani
Minister
Ministry of Irrigation, Water Resources and Environment

Mariam Abolfazli
Planning and Liaison Officer
UNOPS Secondment to Ministry of Irrigation, Water Resources and Environment

Abdul Ghafoor
Chief Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock


Angola

Joaquim David
Minister
Ministry of Industry

Manuel Neto
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Trade

Adao Kapacassa
Assistant to Minister
Ministry of Industry

Caetano Junior
Economist
Ministry of Industry


Antigua and Barbuda

Winston Burleigh
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries


Armenia

Davit Lokyan
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Tigran Davtyan
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development

Karine Grigoryan
Translator for Minister of Agriculture


Australia

Judith Troeth
Parlimentary Secretary to the Minister
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry

Michael Taylor
Secretary to Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Paul Morris
Executive Manager
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Peta Slack-Smith
Senior Adviser
Australian Government

David Brand
Director, Carbon Programs
Hancock Natural Resource Group Australia Pty. Ltd.

John Hill
Vice President and Co-founder
BEELINE Technologies, Inc.


Azerbaijan

Irshad Aliyev
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture


Bahrain

Mohamed Ali Al Setri
Minister
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture

Jaafar Hasan
Director of Plant Health
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture

Khaireya Hussain
Head of Nutrition Section
Ministry of Health


Bangladesh

M.K. Anwar
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

M.A.K. Mahmood
Consul General
Consulate General of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Aslam Iqbal
Private Secretary to the Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Mohammad Razzaque
Member-Director
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
Ministry of Agriculture


Belgium

Lisa Zannoni
Head, Global Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations
BASF Group


Benin

Gaston Zossou
Minister
Ministry of Communication and Promotion of New Techology

Didier Falade
Cabinet Director
Ministry of Communication and Promotion of New Technology


Bolivia

Arturo Liebers
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Marinko Bozic
Minister
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry

Rodoljub Trkulja
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Republika Srpska

Amira Vejzagic-Ramhorst
Program Manager
United States Agency for International Development


Botswana

Johnie Swartz
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Stephen Chite
Principal Agricultural Research Officer
Department of Agricultural Research
Ministry of Agriculture

Molatlhegi Modise
Chief Plant Protection Officer
Department of Crop Production and Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture


Brazil

Clayton Campanhola
Director and President
EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)

Terezinha Padilha
Research Scientist and International Project Coordinator
EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)


Bulgaria

Mehmed Dikme
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Lubomir Koumanov
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Health

Nicola Yankov
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Economy

Adrian Georgiev
Interpreter and Agricultural Expert
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Stefka Petrova
Interpreter and Nutrition Specialist
Ministry of Health


Burkina Faso

Salifou Diallo
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries

Dakar Djiri
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Standard of Life

Ibrahim Lankoande
Director, Rural Forestry
Ministry of Environment and Standard of Life

Noumbie Sourabie
Director General
Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries


Cameroon

Augustin Kodock
Minister of State in Charge of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture

Maurice Doube
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Scientific and Technical Research

Matham Eugene Dikongue
General Inspector
Ministry of Agriculture

Leonard Mpouma
Agricultural Expert
Ministry of Agriculture

Syxtus Nuza
Director of Rural Engineering and Community Development
Ministry of Agriculture

Amadou Potouogbounkouo
Expert Agronomist
Ministry of Agriculture


Canada

Lyle Vanclief
Minister
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Bruce Archibald
Assistant Deputy Minister
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Bryan Kirk
Special Advisor to the Minister for International Trade
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Blair Coomber
Acting Director General
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Taka Crowston
Interpreter
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Judith Gaw
International Affairs Officer
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Gary Koestler
Deputy Director
International Trade Policy
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Sylvie Leduc
Executive Assistant
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Craig Rickard
Policy Advisor
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Anne Tremblay
Director General, Commmunications
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Julian Reed
Member of Parliament
House of Commons

Robert Carberry
Executive Director, Plant Products Directorate
Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Susan Ritchie
Interpreter
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


Cape Verde

Avelino Fernandes Lopes
Minister
Ministry of Economy, Growth and Competitiveness


Cayman Islands

Gilbert McLean
Minister
Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Aviation and District Administration

Alfred Benjamin
Chief Agricultural and Veterinary Officer
Department of Agriculture
Ministry Health, Agriculture, Aviation and District Administration


Chad

Ngarimaden Houdeingar
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Koumaro Mbayhoudel
Agronomist
Ministry of Agriculture


Chile

Jaime Campos Quiroga
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Luis Antonio Infante
Under Secretary
Ministry of Health

Igor Garafulic
Director, International Affairs
Ministry of Agriculture

Eduardo Santos
Agriculture Minister Counselor
Embassy of Chile


China

Sifa Li
Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Resources,
Shanghai Fisheries University


Colombia

Carlos Cano
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Orlando Meneses Pena
Director, Technology  Development
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development


Republic of the Congo

Jeanne Dambendzet
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, and Promotion of Women

Arlette Bakou
Attaché
Secretary of State
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, and Promotion of Women


Costa Rica

Rodolfo Coto Pacheco
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Rogelio Pardo Evans
Minister
Ministry of Science and Technology

Vilma Villalobos
Minister
Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce


Cote d'Ivoire

Mamadou Kone
Minister
Ministry of Scientific Research

Thomas N'Guessan
Head of Scientific Research
Ministry of Scientifc Research

Zie Diamoutene
Chief of Staff
Ministry of Agriculture

Adama Bictogo
Special Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture

Christophe Kouame
Scientific Advisor
National Center for Agronomic Research


Croatia

Bozidar Pankretic
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Miroslav Bozic
Assistant to the Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Nenad Matic
Spokesman
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Ivan Grdesic
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia to the United States of America

Zivko Guberina
Economic Advisor
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia to the United States of America

Alan Vojvodic
Second Secretary
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia to the United States of America

Damir Tomka
Acting Consul General
Republic of Croatia

Radomir Duric
Interpreter


Djibouti

Dini Billis
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and the Sea

Mohamed Mohamed
Agriculture and Forest Chief
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and the Sea


Dominica

Raymond Austrie
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment


Dominican Republic

Eligio Jaquez
Secretary of State for Agriculture
Secretariat of Agriculture

Rafael de Moya
Secretary
Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources

Sonia Guzman de Hernandez
Secretary
Secretariat of Industry and Commerce

Hugo Rivera Fernandez
Under Secretary of State
Secretariat of Industry and Commerce

Jesus de los Santos
Under Secretary for Planning
Secretariat of Agriculture


Ecuador

Luis Macas
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture


Equatorial Guinea

Fortunato Ofa Mbo
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and the Environment

Carolos Eyi Obama
Minister Delegate
Ministry of Agriculture


Egypt

Magdy Madkour
President
Agricultural Research Center

Hussein Mansour
Agricultural Minister  Plenipotentiary
Embassy of Egypt to the United States of America

Amin Abdel Meguid
Consul for Commercial Affairs
Egyptian Consulate General in the United States of America
Ministry of Foreign Trade


El Salvador

Salvador Urrutia Loucel
Minister
Ministy of Agriculture and Livestock


Eritrea

Gebremedhin Arefaine
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Asgedom Heruy
Director General, Agricultural Promotion and Development
Ministry of Agriculture


Ethiopia

Belay Ejigu
Acting Minister
Ministry of Agriculture


Fiji

Jonetani Galuinadi
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement

Konisi Yabaki
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Forests

Viliame Gucake
Senior Economist
Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement

Saimone Tuilaucala
Director, Corporate Services
Ministry of Fisheries and Forests


France

Marion Guillou-Charpin
Director General
National Agronomic Research Institute

Christian Berger
Agriculture Counselor
Embassy of France to the United States of America

Armand Renucci
Scientific Attaché
Embassy of France to the United States of America


Gabon

Paul Mba Abessole
Vice First Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Francois Ndong Mbega
Director of Cabinet
Ministry of Agriculture


Georgia

David Kirvalidze
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Zurab Chekurashvili
Deputy Head of Foreign Relations Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Mamuka Murjikneli
Attaché on Agriculture
Embassy of Georgia to the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico


Germany

Michael Deckwitz Referatsleiter
Division Director
Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture

Regina Wollersheim
Administrator for Consumer Protection,
Food Policy, Research and Bio and Gene Technology
Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food, and Agriculture

Friedrich Wacker
Agriculture Minister-Counselor
Embassy of Germany to the United States of America


Ghana

Clement Elidi
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Joseph Boamah
Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Alfred Oteng-Yeboah
Professor and Deputy Director General
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research


Guatemala

Carlos Sett
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food

Alfredo Bonilla
Vice-Minister
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Wotzbeli Mendez
Director, Agricultural Science and Technology Institute
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food


Guinea

Jean Sarr
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Alpha Soumah
Minister
Ministry of Mines, Geology, and the Environment

Ibrahima Toure
Secretary General
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Aminata Mara
Section Head
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Kandjdoura Kebe
Interpreter
Ministry of Mines, Geology and the Environment


Guinea-Bissau

Daniel Suleimane Embalo
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Livestock


Haiti

Sebastian Hilaire
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture


Honduras

Mariano Jiménez Talavera
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Patricia Panting
Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Norman Garcia
Minister
Ministry of Industry and Trade

Fredi Arias Garcia
Executive Director
Directorate of Science and Agricultural Technology
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Francisco Gomez
Director, Agro-informatics Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock


Hungary

Benedek Fulop
State Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture

Ferenc Nyujto
Head of the Minister's Cabinet
Ministry of Agriculture

Zoltan Bedo
Director
Agricultural Research Institute
Hungarian Academy of Sciences


India

Usha Zehr
Joint Director of Research
Maharasthra Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd


Indonesia

Mohammad Rajasa
Minister
Ministry of Research and Technology

Joko Budianto
Director General of Agricultural Research and Development
Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research

Yusni Harahap
Head of Bilateral Division
Bureau of International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture

Purwiyatno Hariyadi
Head of Department
Bogor Agricultural University

Bambang Pramudya
Advisor
Ministry of Research and Technology

Soemadi Brotodiningrat
Ambassador
Embassy of Indonesia to the United States of America

Subiyanti Marwoto
Agricultural Attaché
Embassy of Indonesia to the United States of America

Nur Rahardjo
Consul
Consulate General of Indonesia in the United States of America

Susanto Utomo
Consul General
Consulate General of Indonesia in the United States of America


Israel

Mordehai Cohen
Counselor of Agriculture and Science
Embassy of Israel

Jossef Lavi
Vice President for International Marketing
NETAFIM


Italy

Tito Barbini
Regional Minister of Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing
Regional Government of Tuscany

Gianluca Brunori
Adviser to the Regional Minister for Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing
Regional Government of Tuscany

Arianna Schneider-Stocking
Interpreter
Regional Government of Tuscany


Jamaica

Richard Harrison
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture

Camella Rhone
General Director
Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology

Robert Stephenson
Senior Advisor
Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology

Omer Thomas
Executive Director
Bureau of Standards


Japan

Takao Watanabe
Parliamentary Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Yoshitomo Kinoshita
Director, International Cooperation Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Yuichi Nakamura
Chief
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Tsuyoshi Nozoe
Assistant Director
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Hitoshi Suzuki
Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 

Kazuhiro Yoshida
Deputy Director
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Tsutomu Matsumoto
Consul
Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco

Keiko H. Nakagawa
Interpreter


Jordan

Awni Taimeh
Secretary General
Ministry of Agriculture

Jehad Abu Mushref
Director of International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture

Kamal Al Zoubi
Secretary General
Jordan Water Authority


Kenya

Kipruto Kirwa
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Newton Kulundu
Minister
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife

Joseph Kinyua
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Ratemo Michieka
Director General
National Environment Management Authority

Joseph Wanjama
Director
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Henry Wamwayi
Acting Centre Director
National Veterinary Research Centre
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

Charity Kabutha
Gender and Development Specialist
Independent Consultant

South Korea

Young Kim
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Jung Choi
Assistant Minister for International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Chae Cho
Director, Bilateral Cooperation Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Sang Lee
Senior Deputy Director
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Ae Park
Translator
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry


Kosovo/UNMIK

Goran Bogdanovic
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development

Ethem Ceku
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

Zeqir Veselaj
Political Advisor
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

Sabrie Jagxhiu
Interpreter/Assistant
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

Suzana Zdravkovic
Language Assistant
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development


Kyrgyzstan

Mitalip Mamytov
Minister
Ministry of Health

Kanat Djanuzakov
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Ecology and Emergency Situations

Talasbekovna Jarkyn
Program Specialist
Academy for Educational Development


Laos

Siene Saphangthong
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Phouang Parisak  Pravongviengkham
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry


Lesotho

Daniel Phororo
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Maxwell Khalema
Deputy Principal Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Leteboho Mofubetsoana
Director of Research
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security


Macedonia

Slavko Petrov
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy

Ljubomir Janev
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Lidija Cadikovska
Director of Project
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy

Menka Spirovska
State Councelor
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Ljubomir Drenkovski
President
Association for Meat and Dairy Producers


Malawi

Dyborn Chibonga
Chief Executive Officer
National Smallholder Farmers Association


Mali

Seydou Traore
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Nancoman Keita
Minister
Ministry of Environment

Oumar Toure
Ministerial Delegate for Food Security
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries


Marshall Islands

John Silk
Minister
Ministry of Resources and Development

Alvin Jacklick
Minister
Ministry of Health

Tadashi Lometo
Minister in Assistance to the President
RMI Cabinet

Frederick Muller
Secretary
Ministry of Resources and Development


Mexico

Roberto Newell Garcia
Under Secretary for Promotion of Agribusiness
Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development and Fisheries

Victor Villalobos
Coordinator for International Affairs
Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural
Development and Fisheries

Victor del Angel
Director General of the Primary Sector and Natural Resources
Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources


Moldova

Gheorghe Sandulachi
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry

Vasile Mamaliga
Prime Vice Minister
Ministry of Economy

Octavian Calmic
Head of Multilateral Trade Relations and World Trade Organization Department
Ministry of Economy

Vasile Rotaru
Deputy Director
National Intstitute of Economy and Information

Anatolie Spivacenco
Head of Department
State Chancellery

Valeriu Obreja
Chairman
Agricultural Cooperative "Ciobalaccia"


Morocco

Mohand Laenser
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ibrahim El Youssi
Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ahmed Oulhaj
Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Hamid Narjisse
Director
National Agronomic Research Institute


Mozambique

Helder Muteia
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development


Namibia

Jesaya Nyamu
Minister
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Paul Smit
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development

Leon Hugo
Deputy Director for Agricultural Engineering
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development


New Zealand

Damien O'Connor
Minister of State, Associate Minister of Agriculture
New Zealand Parliament

Sharon Adamson
Senior Policy Analyst
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Simon Wallace
Private Secretary to Hon. Damien O'Connor
New Zealand Parliament

Charlotte Beaglehole
Second Secretary, Trade
Embassy of New Zealand to the United States of America


Nicaragua

Jose Augusto Navarro
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry


Niger

Mai Moussa Abari
Minister
Ministry of Agricultural Development

Maoude Koroney
Minister
Ministry of Animal Resources


Oman

Khalfan Al Naabi
Under Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Abdulaziz Al Harthy
Assistant Director General of Agriculture for Research and Extension
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries


Pakistan

Sikandar Bosan
State Minister for Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture


Palau

Otoichi Besebes
Minister
Ministry of Commerce and Trade

Fritz Koshiba
Minister
Ministry of Resources and Development


Palestinian Authority

Rafiq Alnatsheh
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Walid Abed Rabboh
Chief Technical Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture

Said Abu Hajleh
Chief of Party
Development Alternatives, Inc.


Panama

Lynette Stanziola
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Meliton Arrocha
Vice Minister of Foreign Trade
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Jacqueline Escobar Martiz
Director of Trade Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Michelle Evans Mendez
Director of International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development


Paraguay

Dario Baumgarten Lavand
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Menandro Grisetti Oviedo
Secretary for the Environment
Secretariat for the Environment

Lorenzo Benitez Torres
Vice Minister of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock


Peru

Carlos Salas Vinatea
Executive Director
National Agricultural Research Institute

Jose Chlimper
President and CEO
Sociedad Agricola Drokasa S.A.


Philippines

Luis Lorenzo, Jr.
Secretary
Department of Agriculture

Rolando Metin
Under Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Alexander Padilla
Under Secretary for External Affairs
Department of Health

Solomon Chungalao
Congressman
House of Representatives

Arthur Defensor
Congressman
House of Representatives

Alfredo Marañon
Congressman
House of Representatives

Consolacion Galang
Agriculture Committee Secretary
House of Representatives

Victoriano Leviste
Agricultural Attaché
Department of Agriculture

Randy Hautea
Consultant
Department of Agriculture

Arsenio Balisacan
Consultant
Department of Agriculture

Anthony Bizon
President
Cold Chain Association of the Philippines, Inc.

Edwin Paraluman
Farmer and President
Nursery Farmers Association


Poland

Zofia Krzyzanowska
Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Julian Krzyzanowski
Director of the Department for EU Integration
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development


Romania

Ioan Jelev
Secretary of State
Ministry of Water and Environmental Protection


Russian Federation

Nikolay Dolgushkin
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Mikhail Barkov
Trade Representative
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Aleksey Yegortsev
Expert
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Yury Trushin
First Deputy Chairman
Russian Agricultural Bank


Rwanda

Ephraim Kabaija
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Forestry

Innocent Uwimana
Director, National Seed Service
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Forestry


Samoa

Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries and Meteorology

Mulitalo Siafausa
Minister
Ministry of Health

Malaki Iakopo
Chief Executive Officer
Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries and Meteorology

Lokeni Ieru
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
Department of Health


Saudi Arabia

Khalid Al Khalaf
Director General
Saudi Arabia Standards Organization

Sulaiman Al Thunayan
Director General, Public Relations and Publicity
Saudi Arabian Standards Organization


Senegal

Abibou Sy
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Oumy Gueye
Technical Adviser
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Papa Seck
Director
Institute of Food Technology


Serbia and Montenegro

Stojan Jevtic
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Republic of Serbia

Andjelka Mihajlov
Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources and Enviromental Protection
Republic of Serbia

Radojca Pesic
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Science, Technology and Development
Republic of Serbia

Milutin Simovic
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Republic of Montenegro

Ranko Radovic
Minister
Ministry for Environment and Physical Planning
Republic of Montenegro

Milan Markovic
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Republic of Montenegro

Zarko Vucinic
Advisor for International Relations
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Republic of Montenegro


South Africa

Baldwin Ngubane
Minister
Ministry of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology

Catherine Cross
Chief Research Specialist
Human Sciences Research Council

Ben Durham
Manager - Biotechnology Strategy Unit
Department of Science and Technology

Nontise Lusiba
Director
Ministry of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology

Roy Marcus
Professor
Ministry of Science and Technology

Rosemary Wolson
Intellectual Property Manager
University of Cape Town

Siphiwe Mkhize
Agricultural Minister Counselor
Embassy of South Africa


Sri Lanka

Sumanaweera Dissanayake
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Mallawa Arachchige Perera
Minister
Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management

Sandresh Karunanayake
Minister
Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keheliya Rambukwella
Minister
Ministry of Science and Technology

Millawalage Wickramarachchi
Secretary
Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management

Dharmassree Wijeratne
Director, Research and Development
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Shane Dullewe
Co-ordinating Secretary
Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management

Pinnawalage Ariyaratne
Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Saman Udagedera
Minister Commercial
Embassy of Sri Lanka

Daya D.K. Gamage
Chairman
Daya Group of Companies


St. Kitts and Nevis

Jerome Thomas
Director of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Co-operatives, Lands and Housing


St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Girlyn Miguel
Minister and Member of Parliament
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries


Swaziland

Stella Lukhele
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

Thamsanqa Mpanza
Senior Attaché
Ministry of Agriculture


Sweden

Veronica Lif
Desk Officer
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries


Taiwan

Yuan-Tseh Lee
President
Academia Sinica

Tuan-Hua Ho
Director and Distinguished Research Fellow
Botany Institute
Academia Sinica

Ning-Sun Yang
Director and Distinguished Research Fellow
Institute of Bio-Agricultural Sciences
Academia Sinica


Tajikistan

Tursunboy Rahmatov
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture


Tanzania

Edward Lowassa
Minister
Ministry of Water and Livestock Development

Dominic Massawe
Agricultural Economist
Ministry of Water and Livestock Development

Christopher Sayi
Director, Rural Water Supply
Ministry of Water and Livestock Development


Thailand

Sora-At Klinpratoom
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Kwang Robkob
Vice Minister
Ministry of Science and Technology

Saksit Tridech
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Science and Technology

Morakot Tanticharoen
Director
National Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Duangkaew Chongkachornphong
International Relations Officer
National Center of Genetic  Engineering and Biotechnology

Prakit Keotrakulpong
Managing Director
KTP Business


Timor Leste

Estanislau da Silva
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

Cesar Jose da Cruz
Director General
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries


Tonga

Fa'anunu Haniteli
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Food


Tunisia

Hatem Atallah
Ambassador
Embassy of Tunisia to the United States of America


Turkey

Sami Guclu
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Tayfur Caglayan
Consultant to the Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Hasan Ekiz
General Director
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Nurcan Cetinkaya
Deputy Director and Associate Professor
Turkish Atomic Energy Authority

Kemal Sandik
Agricultural Counselor
Embassy of Turkey to the United States of America


Uganda

Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Richard Nduhura
Minister of State for Trade
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry

Kahinda Otafiire
Minister
Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment

George Otim-Nape
Acting Director General
National Agricultural Research Organization

Godber Tumushabe
Executive Director
Advocates Coalition For Development and Environment


Ukraine

Sergii Ryzhuk
Minister
Ministry of Agricultural Policy

Hryhoriy Omelianenko
Head of Department of International Integration,
Investment Policy and Agribusiness Development
Ministry of Agricultural Policy

Svitlana Sklyarenko
Chief Specialist, Division of International Cooperation
Ministry of Agricultural Policy


United Arab Emirates

Rashed Al Shraiqi
Under Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Ahmed Al Muaini
Director of Minister's Office
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Ahmed Kulaib Al Tenaiji
Director, Emirates Center for Agricultural Information
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries


United Kingdom

Jeff Burley
Director
Oxford Forestry Institute,
Oxford University

Howard Dalton
Chief Scientific Adviser
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Claire Heffernan
Senior Research Fellow, Director
Livestock Development Group

Maretta Rasanayagam
British Consulate


Uruguay

Gonzalo Gonzalez
Minister
Ministery of Fisheries

Martin Aguirrezabala
Vice Minister
Ministry of Agriculture


Uzbekistan

Abdivokhid Djuraev
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management

Aygul Aytbaeva
Deputy Director
Academy for Educational Development


Vatican

Renato Martino
President
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

James Reinert
Official
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace


Venezuela

Efren Andrades
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Prudencio Chacón
President
Venezuelan Agricultural Research Institute


Viet Nam

Bui Hai
Vice Minister
Ministry of Science and Technology

Le Uyen
Interpreter
Ministry of Science and Technology


Zambia

Abel Chambeshi
Minister
Ministry of Science, Technology and Vocational Training

Chance Kabaghe
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Wilson Mwenya
Director
National Science and Technology Council

Kayula Nkonde
Director
National Technology Business Center


Zimbabwe

Ephrem Whingwiri
Chief Executive Officer
Initiative for Development and Equity in African Agriculture


International Organizations

Jorge Ardila
Director of Technology and Innovation
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Denis Blight
Director General
CAB International

Carole Brookins
U.S. Executive Director
The World Bank

Howarth Bouis
Program Director
International Food Policy Research Institute

Chelston Brathwaite
Director General
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Judy Cheng-Hopkins
Director
World Food Programme-NY

Rodney Cooke
Director of Technical Advisory Division
International Fund for Agricultural Development

Louise Fresco
Assistant Director-General, Agricultural Department
Food and Agriculture Organization

Ian Johnson
Vice President
The World Bank

Gerard Kiely
Head of Section - Agriculture, Fisheries,
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs
European Union
European Commission Delegation

Hannah Laufer
Partnership Advisor
World Food Programme-NY

Uma Lele
Senior Advisor
Operations Evaluation Department
The World Bank

Charles Riemenschneider
Director, Liaison Office for North America
Food and Agriculture Organization

Chuku Spencer
Chief, Agriculture Division
African Development Bank

Alejandro Thiermann
President, Animal Health Code Commission
World Organization for Animal Health

Marcela Villarreal
Chief, Population and Development Service
Food and Agriculture Organization

Evangenlina Villegas Moreno
Emeritus Scientist
CIMMYT (International Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat)

Joachim Von Braun
Director General
International Food Policy Research Institute

Vera Weill-Halle
Director, North American Liaison Office
International Fund for Agricultural Development

Meryl Williams
Director General
WorldFish Center


United States

The White House

John Marburger, III
Director, Office of Science and
Technology Policy

Cliff Gabriel
Deputy Director, Office of Science and
Technology
Policy

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ann Veneman
Secretary

David Hegwood
Special Counsel to the Secretary

Todd Ferrara
Confidential Assistant to the Secretary

Ronald (Blake) Nabors
Director of Advance

Office of Communications

Alisa Harrison
Deputy Director and Press Secretary

Edgar Loyd
Deputy Press Secretary

Matthew Raymond
Director of Speechwriting

Joshua Noland
Press Assistant

David Black
Director, Broadcast Media and Technology
Center

Office of the General Counsel

Nancy Bryson
General Counsel

Office of Procurement and Property Management

Warren Ashworth
Director

Glenn Haggstrom
Deputy Director

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Mission Area

J.B. Penn
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

Ambassador Mattie Sharpless
Special Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary

Elizabeth Bechdol
Special Assistant to the Under Secretary

Jeffrey Nawn
Special Assistant to the Under Secretary

Farm Service Agency

Laurie Montgomery
Supervisory Management Analyst

Foreign Agricultural Service

A. Ellen Terpstra
Administrator

Eugene Philhower
Chief of Staff to the Administrator

Lloyd Day
Special Assistant to the Administrator

Sally Klusaritz
Public Affairs Officer

Lynn Goldsbrough
Public Affairs Officer

Linda Habenstreit
Public Affairs Specialist

Harold Kanarek
Public Affairs Officer

Suzanne Heinen
Deputy Administrator
International Cooperation and Development

Christian Foster
Assistant Deputy Administrator

David Winkelmann
Special Assistant to Deputy Administrator

Susan Owens
Deputy Director, Research and Scientific Exchanges Division

Marianne McElroy
International Relations Advisor

Andrew Rude
International Relations Advisor

Patricia Wetmore
Technical Information Specialist

Brian Guse
International Affairs Specialist

John P. Passino
International Organization Advisor

Jennifer Maurer
International Program Specialist

Anna Ferus
International Affairs Specialist

Alma Bowman
International Affairs Specialist

Evelyn Alexander
International Affairs Specialist

Molly Chambers
Program Training Assistant

Edwin Lewis
International Agribusiness Specialist

Maria Nemeth-Ek
Supervisory Trade Show Leader

Teresina Chin
Agricultural Marketing Specialist

Hassan Ahmed
Agricultural Economist

Lyle Sebranek
Deputy Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Affairs

Michael Conlon
Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator

Robert Hoff
Director, Western Hemisphere Area

Susan Schayes
Director, North Asia Area

Ross Kreamer
Foreign Service Officer

Quintin Gray
Foreign Service Officer

Katherine Nishiura
International Trade Specialist

Eric Kuss
Foreign Service Officer

Margie Bauer
Foreign Service Officer

David Schoonover
Foreign Service Officer, Retired

Melinda Sallyards
Foreign Service Officer

Peter Tabor
International Economist

Angela Thomas
Agricultural Marketing Specialist
Export Credits

Chris Frederick
Agricultural Economist
Export Credits

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Mission Area

Eric Bost
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Jessica Shahin
Confidential Assistant
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Marketing and Regulatory Programs Mission Area

William Hawks
Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Kimberly Smith
Special Assistant to the Under Secretary

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service

Bobby Acord
Administrator

Agricultural Marketing Service

James Caron
Associate Deputy Administrator

Billy Cox
Director, Public Affairs

George Chartier
Public Affairs Specialist

Research, Education and Economics Mission Area

Joseph Jen
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

Agricultural Research Service

Edward Knipling
Acting Administrator

Richard Greene
International Program Leader

Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service

Colien Hefferan
Administrator

Economic Research Service

Susan Offutt
Administrator

Margriet Caswell
Agricultural Economist

Natural Resources and Environment Mission Area

Forest Service

Christopher Risbrudt
Director
Forest Products Laboratory

Mark Nechodom
Director of Social Sciences
Sierra Nevada Research Center

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Food and Drug Administration

Lester Crawford
Deputy Commissioner

U.S. Department of State

Norman Neureiter
Science and Technology Adviser to the
Secretary of State

Peter Chase
Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs

Jack Bobo
Trade Policy Adviser

Stephanie Van Reigersburg
Chief, Interpreting Services

Kathryn McConnell
Economics Writer

Melissa Flagg
Science and Technology Diplomacy Fellow

U.S. Agency for International Development

Emmy Simmons
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade

Constance Newman
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa

Jacqueline Schafer
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade

Ronald Harvey
Supervisory Agricultural Development Officer

Thomas Olson
Agricultural Development Officer

Peter McDermott
Principal Adviser

Kevin Sharp
Agricultural Development Officer

Charles Keith
Project Coordinator

Luigi Crespo
Special Events Coordinator

Harry Edwards
Press Officer

U.S. Department of Energy

Paula McCready
Associate Program Leader, Chem/Bio
National Program
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jean-Mari Peltier
Counselor to the Administrator for Agricultural Policy

United States Congress

Eleanor Fairclough
District Representative for Congressman Mike Thompson
California, 1st District

Janet Nuzum
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Congressman Cal Dooley
California, 20th District

Anne Sanger
District Director
Representative Robert Matsui
California, 5th District

Thomas Shipman
Staff Director
United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

National Science Foundation

Rita Colwell
Director

State Government of California

Lon Hataymiya
Secretary
California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency

Sue Hessing
Principal Assistant
California Department of Food and Agriculture

William Lyons
Secretary
California Department of Food and Agriculture

Lourminia Sen
Science Advisor
California Department of Food and Agriculture

Other Organizations

Norman Borlaug
President
Sasakawa Africa Association

Michael Deegan
President and CEO
ACDI/VOCA

Christopher Dowswell
Special Advisor
Sasakawa Africa Association

Gregory Jaffe
Director, Biotechnology Project
Center for Science in the Public Interest

Ling-Jung Koong
President
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

Marco Quinones Leyva
Regional Director
Sasakawa Africa Association

Private Sector

Roger Beachy
President
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Matthew Bechdol
Federal Account Manager/USDA
Environmental Systems Research Institute

Paul Bowen
Water Technology Manager
The Coca-Cola Company

Joyce Cacho
Executive Director
Rabobank International

Carmelle Cote
Federal Account Manager/International Relations
Environmental Systems Research Institute

Thomas Doerge
Agronomy Research Manager
Pioneer Hi-Bred International

Charles Fischer
President and CEO
Dow AgroSciences

Robert Fraley
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Monsanto

Patrick Gruber
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Cargill-Dow, LLC

William Jorgenson
Executive Vice President
Global Sales and Marketing
Food Origins (A Division of John Deere Shared Solutions, Inc.)

Lisa Kitinoja
Principal Consultant
Extension Systems International

Anthony Laos
President and CEO
Stauffer Seeds

Kenneth Linthicum
Project Director
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Fred Lissauer
Vice President
Global Export Business Development
McCormick and Co., Inc.

John Lunde
Director, International Environmental Programs
Master Foods USA (A Division of Mars Inc.)

Joseph McGonigle
Vice President
Aqua Bounty Farms, Inc.

Terry Medley
Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs
DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition

Stacey Rasgado
Training Coordinator
Chemonics International

Karen Ross
President
California Association of Winegrape Growers

Tom Spears
President
Valmont Irrigation

Jean Spence
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Quality, Scientific Affairs and Compliance
Kraft Foods

David Stuart
Sr. Manager, External Technical Relations
Hershey Foods Corporation

James Wiant
Vice President, International Sales
SureBeam Corporation

Universities

Maurice Bennink
Professor
Michigan State University

Kenneth Farrell
Vice President Emeritus
University of California

Andrew Hashimoto
Dean and Director
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Calestous Juma
Professor
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University

Ramesh Kanwar
Professor and Chair
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University

Jerry Stuth Kelleher
Professor
Texas A&M University

John Lupien
Adjunct Profesor of Food Science
University of Massachusetts

Martina Newell McGloughlin
Director, System-wide Biotechnology
Research and Education Program
University of California

Channapatna Prakash
Professor
Tuskegee University

Thomas Reardon
Professor
Michigan State University

James Rakocy
Director and Research Professor of Aquaculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of the Virgin Islands

Daniel Sumner
Director, Agricultural Issues Center, and Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of California

Neal Van Alfen
Dean, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
University of California-Davis

 


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