The annual USAEDC Attaché Seminar took place on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, MD. The FINAL meeting agenda is below as is the link to the survey that those of you who attended the meeting are asked to complete by August 21st. In addition, the presentations that were made during the meeting are available in the Library section of the website under the heading: Presentations and Survey, July 2009 Attaché Seminar. Of particular interest should be the results of the Thursday afternoon session entitled: "FAS Constituent Services: Round-Table Discussion of Re-Envisioning Process."
This year's meeting included the celebration of USAEDC's 25 years of partnership with FAS and a special reception was held Tuesday evening, July 14, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in Rooms B338-B339-B340 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Speakers included:
Tom Cook, USAEDC Chair - introduction
Julian Heron, Tuttle, Taylor & Heron (brief remarks about why USAEDC came into being) Representative Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture (remarks with the meeting presentations in the Library Section)
Ken Hobbie, U.S. Grains Council (brief remarks about the evolution of the public/private partnership of which USAEDC is an integral part)
It was a great event and USAEDC would like to thank those listed below for their support of the reception and the meeting.
The Attaché Seminar was a Full Global which allowed the members the opportunity to take part in consultations that were arranged by USAEDC and the Office of Foreign Service Operations. Nearly one-half of you took advantage of this opportunity to meet with the attachés on Wednesday afternoon, July 15, 2009. This was a new USAEDC/OFSO event and one which we would like to try to continue in the future.
As above, if you have not already linked to the survey from the meeting materials you received, please use the link below to complete the survey by August 21st. Thank you!
Click Here to take survey
USAEDC would like to thank the following members for their generous donations in support of the 25th Anniversary Reception and the Attaché Seminar:
Almond Board of California
American Peanut Council
American Seed Trade Association
Blue Diamond Growers
Brewers Association
Bryant Christie Inc
California Dried Plum Board
California Pistachio Export Council
California Strawberry Commission
California Tree Fruit Agreement
Catfish Institute
Cherry Marketing Institute
Cotton Council International
Cranberry Marketing Committee
Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.
Food Export Association of the Midwest USA
Food Export Association – Northeast
National Renderers Association
New York Wine & Grape Foundation
North American Millers Association
Northwest Cherries
Northwest Horticultural Council
Northwest Wine Coalition
Organic Trade Association
Pear Bureau Northwest
Pet Food Institute
Raisin Administrative Committee
Sunkist
United States Potato Board
USA Poultry & Egg Export Council
USA Rice Federation
U.S. Apple Export Council
U.S. Dairy Export Council
U.S. Grains Council
U.S. Soybean Export Council
Wine Institute
