| Officials'
Calendar of Meetings, August 2008 |
| OFS/FSIS
Official and Title |
Date
& Site |
Other
FSIS/OFS Participants |
Non-FSIS/OFS
Participants |
Subject |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary |
Aug 1, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
Representative of the
government of Chile; various USDA officials |
Food safety issues |
Scott Hurd,
Deputy Under Secretary |
Aug 3-4, 2008
Columbus, OH |
|
International Association
for Food Protection Annual Meeting |
|
Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary;
Alfred Almanza, Administrator;
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator |
Aug 5, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
Officials from the
University of Minnesota |
Proposed Chinese training
program for the University of Minnesota |
| Al Almanza, Administrator |
Aug 8-17, 2008
Canberra, Australia |
OIA |
Australian Embassy |
International issues |
Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary;
Alfred Almanza, Administrator |
Aug 13, 2008
Washington, DC |
OPPD; OPHS |
Pfizer Animal Health |
GnRF conjugate in intact
male pigs for the control of boar taint |
Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary;
Alfred Almanza, Administrator;
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator |
Aug 13, 2008
Washington, DC |
Various FSIS staff |
Safe Food Coalition |
Conference call on
Nebraska Beef recall and outbreak investigation |
| Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary |
Aug 14, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS;
OPPD |
Various poultry industry
representatives |
Salmonella
subtyping |
Scott Hurd,
Deputy Under Secretary
|
Aug 14-15, 2008
Amarillo, TX |
Various FSIS staff |
|
FSIS Meat and Poultry
Inspection Seminar for International Officials |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary Administrator |
Aug 18-21, 2008
Santiago, Chile |
Savonne Caughey, OFS |
Representatives of
the government of Chile; various USDA officials |
Food safety and poultry
and beef issues |
| Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary |
Aug 19, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
Iowa State University |
BERM Meeting |
Scott Hurd,
Deputy Under Secretary |
Aug 19, 2008
Washington, DC |
OIA |
Representative of the
government of Mexico; various USDA officials |
Food safety issues |
Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary;
Alfred Almanza, Administrator;
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator |
Aug 19, 2008
Washington, DC |
OIA |
Various industry representatives;
various USDA officials |
Food safety issues |
Al Almanza, Administrator;
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator |
Aug 21-23, 2008
Mexico City, Mexico |
OIA |
Mexican Embassy |
International issues; regulatory issues |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary |
Aug 25, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
Southwest Tribal College
Tour; various USDA officials |
Food safety issues |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary |
Aug 26, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS
|
Booz Allen Hamilton |
Courtesy visit regarding
upcoming food safety summit |
Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary; Scott Hurd, Deputy Under Secretary;
Alfred Almanza, Administrator;
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator |
Aug 26, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS;
various FSIS staff |
Safe Food Coalition
|
Monthly meeting on
various food safety issues |
| Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary |
Aug 26, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
Lockheed Martin |
Courtesy visit |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary |
Aug 26, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS; |
Olsson, Frank and Weeda;
Southwest Meat Association |
E. coli issues |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary |
Aug 26, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS;
OIA |
Representatives of
the government of Australia |
Food safety issues |
Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary;
Alfred Almanza, Administrator |
Aug 26, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS; |
David McNeal and JD
Reece |
Food safety issues |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary |
Aug 27, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
Mike Robach, Cargill |
E. coli issues |
| Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary |
Aug 28, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS |
Olsson, Frank and Weeda;
Southwest Meat Association |
Follow-up on E.
coli issues
|
| Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary |
Aug 28, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
Iowa State University |
Conference Call –
Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM)
External Advisory Board |
| Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary |
Aug 29, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
International Food
Information Council |
Research and partnering
opportunities |
Richard Raymond, Under
Secretary;
Scott Hurd, Deputy Under Secretary;
Alfred Almanza, Administrator |
Aug 29, 2008
Washington, DC |
Savonne Caughey, OFS |
Various industry representatives;
International HAACP Alliance; National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
E. coli and
primals/sub-primals |
| Scott Hurd, Deputy
Under Secretary |
Aug 29, 2008
Washington, DC |
|
American Veterinary
Medical Association Fellow Orientation; various USDA officials |
Food safety presentation |
