96-9769. Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD); Notice of Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 17720-17721]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-9769]
    
    
    
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    AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    
    
    Board for International Food and Agricultural Development 
    (BIFAD); Notice of Meeting
    
        Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Notice is hereby 
    given of the one hundred and twentieth meeting of the Board for 
    International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting 
    will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on May 14, and from 9:00 a.m. 
    to 12:00 noon on May 15, 1996 in Room 1207, both days, in the 
    Department of State, at Twenty-First Street N.W. and Virginia Avenue 
    N.W. (2201 C St NW.), Washington, DC 20523.
        The Agenda will concentrate on preparation for the U.S. position 
    for the upcoming World Food Summit being organized by the Food and 
    Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This advice will be 
    useful to USAID, as well as to other U.S. Government Agencies.
    
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        The Agenda for this meeting will include a review of short and long 
    term projections of the world food supply. BIFAD will examine the 
    assumptions upon which these projections are made. Also, the Board will 
    consider possible political and economic impact on the United States of 
    food insecurity in developing countries. BIFAD will present its views 
    on these questions and advise on what the United States can do to 
    improve global food security.
        The meeting is open to the public. Any interested person may attend 
    the meeting, may file written statements with the Committee before or 
    after the meeting, or present any oral statements in accordance with 
    procedures established by the Committee, to the extent that time 
    available for the meeting permits.
        Those wishing to attend the meeting should contact Dr. Shirley 
    Pryor at Agency for International Development, Office of Agriculture 
    and Food Security, SA-2, Room 401, Washington, DC 20523--0214, 
    telephone (202) 663-2545, fax (202) 663-2552 or 
    internet[spryor@usaid.gov] with the following information necessary for 
    entrance to the State Department: full name, organization, Social 
    Security number and date of birth. You should enter the State 
    Department at the C Street entrance.
        Anyone wishing to obtain additional information about BIFAD should 
    contact Mr. Tracy Atwood, the Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD at 
    USAID. Write him in care of the Agency for International Development, 
    Office of Agriculture and Food Security, SA-2, Room 401K, Washington, 
    DC 20523-0214, telephone him at (202) 663-2536 or fax (202) 663-2552.
    Tracy Atwood,
    AID Designated Federal Officer, Chief, Food Policy Division, Office of 
    Agriculture and Food Security, Economic Growth Center, Bureau for 
    Global Programs.
    [FR Doc. 96-9769 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/22/1996
Department:
Agency for International Development
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
96-9769
Pages:
17720-17721 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-9769.pdf