Office of Food Safety/FSIS Officials' Calendar of Meetings, July 2006

This public calendar is issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). It lists meetings held by the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Administrator and Deputy Administrator for FSIS with persons outside the Federal Government.

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OFS/FSIS Official and Title	Date & Site	Other FSIS/OFS Participants	Non-FSIS/OFS Participants	Subject
Officials' Calendar of Meetings, July 2006
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 3, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	National Turkey Federation, National Chicken Council	Public health alert on frozen, ready-to-cook products
Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 5, 2006 Ft. Morgan, CO		USDA Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Cargill, Government of Japan	Plant reviews
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 6, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS	Dallas Morning News	Interview
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 6, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff; DaNita Murray, OFS	National Turkey Federation and member companies, National Chicken Council and member companies	Public health alert on frozen, ready-to-cook products
Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 6, 2006 Washington, DC	Karen Messmore and Billy Milton, OM	Grant Thornton, LLP	Fiscal audits
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 7, 2006 Washington, DC	Ken Petersen and Judy Riggins, OFO	Safe Tables Our Priority	Inspection issue
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 7, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff; DaNita Murray, OFS	National Turkey Federation; National Chicken Council; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials; Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists; and Food Products Association	Public health alert on frozen, ready-to-cook products
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 10, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele and DaNita Murray, OFS; Karen Stuck and Steve McDermott, OIA	Government of Australia	Equivalence
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 10, 2006 Washington, DC	Various USDA employees	National Bison Association	Amenable species
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 10, 2006 Washington, DC	Various USDA employees	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.	Testing policy
Richard Raymond Under Secretary	Jul 11, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS	National Turkey Federation	Presentation
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 11, 2006 Washington, DC		National Turkey Federation	Dinner for regulators
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 11, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS	Sterifix	Courtesy visit
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 13, 2006 Washington, DC		Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine	Courtesy visit
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 13, 2006 San Diego, CA	Michael Steele, OFS	American Association of Meat Processors	Presentation
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 17, 2006 Washington, DC	Steven Cohen, OPAEO Michael Steele, OFS	Food and Quality Magazine	Interview
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 17, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Meat and Poultry Inspection Seminar for Foreign Officials	Presentation
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 18, 2006 Washington, DC		University of Nebraska	Food defense
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 18, 2006 Honolulu, HI	Various FSIS officials	American Veterinary Medical Association	Presentation
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 21, 2006 Omaha, NE	Various USDA officials	Government of Japan	Exit conference
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 22, 2006 San Antonio, TX	Michael Steele, OFS	Southwest Meat Association	Presentation
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 24, 2006 Washington, DC	Ken Petersen, OFO	American Association of Bovine Practitioners	General food safety
Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 24, 2006 Washington, DC		Cargill, Inc.	Risk assessment
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 24, 2006 Washington, DC	DaNita Murray and Michael Steele, OFS; Karen Hulebak and Kerry Dearfield, OPHS	C&M Capitolink Policy Direction, Inc.	Dioxin
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 25, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Open to the public	Technical meeting on updated Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy risk assessment
Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 26, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Representatives of various consumer groups	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 26, 2006 Washington, DC	DaNita Murray, OFS	Representatives of various consumer groups	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Jul 28, 2006 Alexandria, VA	Steven Cohen, OPAEO	Darshan TV	Interview
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Jul 31, 2006 Washington, DC		Food Marketing Institute	Food safety education
Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 31, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Representatives of various industry groups	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues
Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 31, 2006 Washington, DC	Ken Petersen, OFO; Dan Engeljohn, OPPED	Keystone Foods; Olsson, Frank and Weeda	Salmonella
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator, Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Jul 31, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff; DaNita Murray, OFS	Partnership for Food Safety Education	Food safety education

Abbreviations:

OA—Office of the Administrator
OFDER—Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response
OFO—Office of Field Operations
OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
OIA—Office of International Affairs
OM—Office of Management
OPAEO—Office of Public Affairs, Education and Outreach
OPEER—Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review
OPHS—Office of Public Health Science
OPPED—Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development

Last Modified: August 17, 2006