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

 2008      Testimony

Cambodia’s P.L. 480, Title I debt obligation to the United States and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) policies and programs to strengthen U.S. and Cambodian trade relations (.pdf)

 02/14/08

Statement by W. Kirk Miller, General Sales Manager, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Before the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment

  
 

 2007      Testimony

Incentives, benefits, and support provided to USDA employees who volunteer to serve in combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan (.pdf) 10/16/07

Statement by W. Kirk Miller, General Sales Manager, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Washington, DC, Tuesday, October 16, 2007

  

Importance of Agricultural Exports (.pdf)

 06/13/07

Statement of W. Kirk Miller, General Sales Manager, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Before the House Small Business Committee, Washington, DC, June 13, 2007

 

Review of Trade and Food Aid Programs (.pdf)

 05/10/07

Statement by Michael W. Yost, Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture, Washington, DC, Thursday, May 10, 2007

  

Review of Trade and Food Aid Programs (.pdf)

 03/21/07

Statement by Michael W. Yost, Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Washington, DC, Wednesday, March 21, 2007

  
 

 2006      Testimony

FAS Budget FY 2007

 03/09/06
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  
 


 

2005      Testimony
 

Review Agricultural Negotiations In The Doha Development Round (.pdf)

 11/02/05
Statement of Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture Before the House Committee on Agriculture  
 
FAS Budget FY 2006 03/03/05
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  
 

 2004      Testimony
 

International School Feeding Programs 06/25/04
Statement of W. Kirk Miller, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus  
 
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  
 
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

 
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

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

Report to Congress on Use of Perishable Commodities and Live Animals in Food Aid Programs 9/10/02
2002      Testimony

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  
 
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  
 
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  
 
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

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  
 
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  
 
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  
 
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

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  
 
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  
 
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  
 
Export and Market Development Programs for U.S. Agriculture 6/21/2000
Statement by Secretary Dan Glickman For the House Agriculture Committee  
 
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  
 
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  
 
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  
 
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