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Communications to Congress

The following testimonies were prepared by the Foreign Agricultural Service for hearings before the Senate and House.

2004 Testimony
Green Ball U.S. Agricultural Exports to Iraq 06/16/04
  Statement of H. Lee Schatz
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Before the House Committee on Agriculture
 
Green Ball The Benefits of NAFTA for U.S. Agriculture 4/20/04
Statement of A. Ellen Terpstra, Administrator
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,
Export and Trade Promotion
Accompanying PowerPoint presentation
Green Ball FAS Budget FY 2005 3/17/04
Statement of A. Ellen Terpstra, Administrator
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Before the House Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies
2003 Testimony
Green Ball FAS Budget FY 2004 3/5/03
Statement of A. Ellen Terpstra, Administrator
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Before the House Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies
2002 Reports to Congress
Green Ball Report to Congress on Use of Perishable Commodities and Live Animals in Food Aid Programs 9/10/02
2002 Testimony
Green Ball World Coffee Situation 7/24/02
Statement of Frank Lee
Deputy Administrator for Commodity and Marketing Programs
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
House International Relations Committee
Green Ball USDA Food Aid Programs 6/4/2002
Statement by A. Ellen Terpstra
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
Before the Senate Subcommittee on
Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring and the District of Columbia
Green Ball Section 301 investigation of the trading practices of the Canadian Wheat Board 4/19/2002
Statement of A. Ellen Terpstra
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
Before the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Green Ball FAS Programs for FY 2003 3/13/2002
Statement of A. Ellen Terpstra
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
Before the House Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
2001 Testimony
Green Ball USDA Strategy for Expanding Overseas Sales 8/1/2001
Statement of  Mattie R. Sharpless
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service

Before the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness
Green Ball USDA's Export, Trade and Promotion Programs 6/28/2001

Statement of JB Penn
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Before the House Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs

Green Ball Negotiations toward the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) 5/23/2001

Statement of Ann Veneman
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Before the House Agriculture Committee
Washington, DC

Green Ball FAS  Programs for FY 2002 4/25/2001

Statement of Mattie Sharpless
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
Before the House Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

2000 Testimony
Green Ball Overview of EU Beef Hormone Ban 9/25/2000

Statement of Timothy J. Galvin
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
Before the Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Green Ball U.S. Participation in Global Food for Education Initiative 7/27/2000
Statement by Dan Glickman
Secretary of Agriculture
Before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Green Ball Export and Market Development Programs for U.S. Agriculture 7/18/2000
Statement by Administrator Tim Galvin
For the
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness
Green Ball Export and Market Development Programs for U.S. Agriculture 6/21/2000
Statement by Secretary Dan Glickman
For the House Agriculture Committee
Green Ball FFAS 2001 Budget and Program Proposals 3/09/2000
Statement by Administrator Timothy Galvin
For the House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Green Ball FFAS 2001 Budget and Program Proposals 3/09/2000
Under Secretary August Schumacher
Before the House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Green Ball Discuss the WTO and Prospects For New Round of Trade Negotiations This Year 3/07/2000
Secretary Dan Glickman
Before the Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade
Green Ball US-China agricultural trade 3/03/2000
Secretary Dan Glickman
Before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
1999 Reports to Congress
1999 Testimony
1998 Testimony
1997 Testimony


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