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Under Secretary's Speeches and Remarks in 2008

 November 1, 2008 Remarks Wheat Growers Joint Board Meeting (PDF)
 October 23, 2008 Remarks Kansas City Food and Fuel Forum (PDF)
 October 21, 2008 Remarks Biofuels Houston Summit, Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce (PDF)
 October 15, 2008 Remarks Farm Foundation - Transition to a Bioeconomy Conference (PDF)
 October 9, 2008 Remarks Rural Cellular Association - Lake Tahoe, Nevada (PDF)
 August 18, 2008 Remarks Minnesota Farm Bill Water Projects (PDF)
 July 23, 2008 Statement Before the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture
 July 8, 2008 Remarks Europe Rural Development Tour, German Marshall Fund
 July 7, 2008 Remarks Europe Rural Development Tour, Delegation Talk
 June 26, 2008 Remarks Youth Development Foundation Awards & Recognition Luncheon
 June 25, 2008 Remarks   Farm Foundation, Berkeley, California
 June 2, 2008 Keynote Address NCGA Corn Utilization & Technology Conference (PDF)
 June 2, 2008 Keynote Address WindPower 2008, Houston (PDF)
 May 22, 2008 Remarks  Langston University Small Farmers Conference (PDF)
 May 9, 2008 Remarks  Forest Products Association of Canada Meeting (PDF)
 April 3, 2008 Remarks  OECD Cologne Conference on Rural Service Delivery(PDF)
 March 18, 2008 Remarks  Missouri Farm Bureau (PDF)
 March 6, 2008 WIREC Reporting Out: Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Development -State and Local Authorities(PDF)
 March 5, 2008 Remarks  WIREC Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Development Panel (PDF)
 March 4, 2008 Remarks  WIREC Opening Plenary Session (PDF)
 February 27, 2008 Plenary Remarks  National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Florida (PDF)
 February 21, 2008 Remarks  Ag Outlook Forum Plenary Session (PDF)
 February 15, 2008 Remarks  Iowa Land Development Expo (PDF)
 February 12, 2008 Remarks  Northeast Ag and Feed Annual Meeting (PDF)
 February 11, 2008 Remarks  Final Rural Telephone Bank Board Meeting (PDF)
 February 11, 2008 Remarks  National Tele Communications Association (PDF)
 February 4, 2008 Remarks  Rural Recognition Banquet, Columbus, Nebraska (PDF)
 January 29, 2008 Remarks  Harvesting Clean Energy, Portland, Oregon (PDF)
 January 19, 2008 Remarks  Cleveland Mississippi Martin Luther King Breakfast (PDF)
 January 15, 2008 Remarks   New York Biofuels Investment Summit (PDF)
 January 10, 2008 Remarks  National Association of County Association Executives (PDF)

 

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Speeches and Remarks for 2002

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