The
Global Change Program Office (GCPO) operates within the Office of
the Chief Economist and functions as the Department-wide coordinator
of agriculture, rural and forestry-related global change program and
policy issues facing USDA. The Office ensures that USDA is a source
of objective, analytical assessments of the effects of climate change
and proposed mitigation strategies.
The
Office also serves as USDA's focal point for climate change issues
and is responsible for coordinating activities with other Federal
agencies, interacting with the legislative branch on climate change
issues affecting agriculture and forestry, and representing USDA on
U.S. delegations to international climate change discussions.
William
Hohenstein, the Program Director, can be reached at (202) 720-6698
or by e-mail at whohenst@oce.usda.gov.
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