[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 86 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 23834]
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[FR Doc No: 05-8943]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; One 
Hundred and Forty-Fourth Meeting; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the one hundred and forty-fourth meeting of the Board for 
International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting 
will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 19th, 2005 at the National 
Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), 
1307 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC (13th & H St.)
    The BIFAD will address an agenda focusing on Agriculture 
Development in Afghanistan, including poppy control initiatives, a 
progress report on horticultural assessments recently held in Africa, 
Latin America and the Middle East, discussion of the merits of 
establishing a CRSP Board, issues of visa issuance for international 
trainees, long term training, and other items of general interest.
    The meeting is free and open to the public. Those wishing to attend 
the meeting or obtain additional information about BIFAD should contact 
John Swanson, the Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. Write him in 
care of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan 
Building, Office of Agriculture and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Room 2.11-06, Washington DC, 20523-2110 or telephone him 
at (202) 712-5602 or fax (202) 216-3010.

John Swanson,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of Agriculture and 
Food Security, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade.
[FR Doc. 05-8943 Filed 5-4-05; 8:45 am]
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