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Capitol Hill Forum 2003

A Win-Win Agenda: Shaping New Opportunities
in International Agriculture

Thursday, February 13, 2003
Cannon House Office Building Caucus Room
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Official Sponsors
The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development
ACDI/VOCA
Bread for the World
Congressional Hunger Center
Future Harvest
International Fund for Agricultural Development
The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

Complimentary lunch 11:30 a.m.

Program

• Welcoming Comments (12:00 noon)
  
  
  • David O. Hansen: President, AIARD
  • Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur: Ranking Democratic Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, House Appropriations Committee
    
    
• Grassroots Support for Alleviating Hunger (12:20 p.m.)

  J.B. Roberts: Rotary International

• Revitalizing USAID's Agricultural Development Agenda: A Win-Win Proposition (12:30 p.m.)

  Andrew Natsios: Administrator, USAID

• Trade, Development and Food Security: A Win-Win Agenda for the Global Economy (12:45 p.m.)

  Gary C. Martin: President and CEO, North American Export Grain Association

• The USDA and World Food Security: Building a Win-Win Agenda for Today's World (1:00 p.m.)

  Dr. Rodney Brown: Deputy Under Secretary, REE, USDA

• Summary, Questions and the Way Forward (1:15 p.m.)

  David Hansen