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USUBC Agribusiness Members - Invite, A Conversation with USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse, May 12, 2015
UNDERSECRETARY MICHAEL SCUSE
Organizedby The Corporate Council
on Africa's Agribusiness Working Group
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 2:00 p.m. to 3 p.m.,
1100 17th Street, Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON,D.C. --USUBC board of directors member, Philip de Leon, GSI Group/AGCO Corporation,Director, International Affairs & Business Development, in cooperation withPat Sheikh at The Corporate Council on Africa's Agribusiness Working Group, inthe spirit of cross marketing, has asked USUBC to invite its agribusinessmembers to "A Conversation with USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse, Farmand Foreign Agricultural Services, on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 2:00 p.m. to 3p.m., 1100 17th Street, Washington, D.C. You will find The Corporate Council onAfrica's meeting announcement below with complete registration informationthrough The Corporate Council on Africa. For additional informationcontact Lada Pastushak, lpastushak@usubc.org.
TheCorporate Council on Africa's
Agribusiness Working Group
presents
A Conversation with Under Secretary Michael T.Scuse
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA
Tuesday,May 12, 2015
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Corporate Council on Africa
1100 17th Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20036
MichaelScuse has served as Under Secretary for the Farm and Foreign AgriculturalServices, USDA since May 14, 2012. The Under Secretary is the principalofficial of the United States department charged with administering programsand providing services to farmers which focus on supporting a sustainable andcompetitive agricultural system.
To accomplish this goal, the Under Secretary administers agricultural commodityinsurance, farm loans, conservation, environmental, emergency assistance, anddomestic and international food assistance programs. These programs areintended to provide cost-effective means of managing risk for agricultural producersin order to improve the economic stability of agriculture. The mission areaalso represents the diverse interests of the U.S. food and agriculturalsector’s international activities that focus on capacity building efforts,including developing African agriculture, furthering market access initiatives,and supporting the Administration’s objectives such as Feed the Future.
The Department of Agriculture is a key player in promoting global agribusinessdevelopment and furthering economic development in the agriculture sector inAfrica. Join Under Secretary Scuse as he shares his views on Africanagriculture.
Please register by COB May 11th using the button below.
Formore information, please contact Pat Sheikh at psheikh@africacncl.org.
