Skyline
of Kazakhstan's new capital, Astana, with new
construction in the foreground (July 2006). |
A
new building in Astana, the new capital of
Kazakhstan (July 2006). |
Participating
leaders (l-r,
Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the U.S. Kanut Saudabayev,
USDA Under Secretary J.B. Penn,
Kazakhstan's Minister of Agriculture Akhmetzhan Yesimov,
and
USDA Secretary Mike Johanns) at the
business forum in Astana, Kazakhstan
(07/25/06). |
USDA
Secretary Mike Johanns speaking at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Almaty,
Kazakhstan (07/27/06). |
Participants listening to presentations
at the business forum in Almaty,
Kazakhstan (07/27/06). |
USDA Secretary Johanns (right) during
press conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan,
with Kazakhstan's Minister of
Agriculture Akhmetzhan Yesimov (center)
and Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the U.S.
Kanut Saudabayev (left; 07/27/06). |
USDA Secretary Johanns being interviewed
for Kazakhstani television news
(07/27/06). |
Animal breeding company, Almaty,
Kazakhstan (07/27/06). |
Cows at an animal breeding company,
Almaty, Kazakhstan (07/27/06). |
Folk singers performing at business
retreat outside Almaty, Kazakhstan
(07/27/06). |