EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Committee on Agriculture Delegation to Washington DC, USA June Draft programme

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1 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Committee on Agriculture Delegation to Washington DC, USA June 2011 Draft programme Tuesday, 14 June 2011 Delegation arrival to Washington DC Suggested direct flight from Brussels to Washington DC 12:10 BRU - 14:37 IAD (UA 951) Afternoon Individual transfer to the hotel (taxi) 17:45 Meeting hotel lobby, bus transfer to the EU Delegation 18:00-19:00 Preparation meeting and briefing at the Delegation of the European Union - AGRI and FOOD Sectors Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America 2175 K Street, NW, Washington DC Telephone number: +1 (202) Fax number: +1 (202) Meeting with: Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida (TBC), Mr Dan Rotenberg (agriculture) and Mr Carlos Alvarez Antolinez (food) and Director of EPLO Mr Piotr Nowina-Konopka 19:15 Bus transfer to the hotel 20:00 Individual dinner arrangements 1

2 Wednesday, 15 June :00 Meeting lobby of the Hotel 09:05 Bus transfer to the USDA 09:30-10:15 Meeting with Mr Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington DC Topics of discussion: cloning, trade issues, GMOs, SPS, new technologies, global food security 10:30-10:45 Bus transfer to the USTR 11:00-12:00 Meeting with Ambassador Dr. Isi Siddiqui at the US Trade Representative (USTR), Chief Agricultural Negotiator Office of the United States Trade Representative th Street NW Washington, DC Topics of discussion: bilateral trade hindrances, geographical indications and trademarks, market access 12:05 Bus transfer to the Hungarian embassy (currently ensuring EU rotating presidency) 12:45-13:45 Lunch offered by the Hungarian Ambassador Mr. György Szapáry Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Hungarian Embassy Embassy of the Republic of Hungary 3910 Shoemaker Street, N.W., Washington, D.C Contact phone: (202) :50:14:20 Bus transfer to Capitol Hill, US Congress 14:30-16:00 Meetings with Chairman Frank Lucas (Rep., OK), US House Committee on Agriculture (TBC) Other members of the House Committee on agriculture 1300 Longworth Building Washington DC Contacts: Mike Dunlap, Subcommittee staff director Phone: (202) Brianna Jett, Scheduler Rep. Lucas Phone: (202)

3 Topics of discussion: new Farm Bill and new EU CAP, budget, tools for combating price volatility, issues of bilateral trade (also specific to GM, cloning), ag industry issues, global food security 16:00-17:30 Meetings in the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (TBC) Chairwoman Stabenow, Senate Agriculture Committee To contact: Chris Adamo, David Loyd Topics: agri and renewable energies, trade issues (including GMO and cloning), rural development programs, global food security 18:00-20:00 Reception offered by the Ag Biotech Planning Committee (ABPC) at Capitol Hill room 1300 Longworth Office Building 20:05 Bus transfer to the hotel Thursday, 16 June :45 Meeting at the lobby of the Hotel 08:00 Bus transfer to Charlottesville, VA 10:30-12:30 Visit of farm BARBOURSVILLE VINEYARDS P.O. Box Route 777 Barboursville, VA :30-13:30 Lunch 13:45 Bus transfer to Charlottesville airport 16:00 Flight to New York US Airways (US 4676) Arrival NY 17:40 (LGA) 18:15 Transfer to hotel 20:00 Dinner at restaurant 3

4 Friday, 17 June :30 Bus transfer to the EU Delegation in New York 08:45-09:45 EU Delegation Briefing at the EU Delegation 222 East 41st Street 20th Floor New York, NY Telephone number: +1 (212) Fax number: +1 (212) :45 Bus transfer to the UN 10:30 Meetings in the UN 1.) David Nabarro - Coordinator of UN High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on the Global Food Security Crisis; oversees the food security response of 22 different UN system agencies, funds, programmes and financial institutions. 2.) Robert Orr - Assistant-Secretary-General (ASG) for Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination in the Executive Office of the Secretary- General. 3.) Asha-Rose Migiro Deputy Secretary-General, responsible for supporting the Secretary-General in ensuring inter-sector and inter-institutional coherence of activities and programmes, i.e. including on global food security and the SG's HLTF. 4.) Meeting with representatives of the three Rome-based agencies (IFAD, WFP, FAO) - to discuss coordination/challenges between Rome and New York on "food security issues". 14:00 Bus transfer to hotel End of official programme Individual return flights and travel arrangements to airport 4

5 EP AGRI SECRETARIAT CONTACTS GERHARD KALB Head of Unit STEFANUTA Nicolae Administrator (+32 2) to Washington DC.: (+32 2) to Washington DC.: EU DELEGATION WASHINGTON CONTACTS ROTENBERG DAN EU DELEGATION (+1) to Washington DC: 202 EP WASHINGTON CONTACTS MENEGHINI GIAN PAOLO Liaison Office (+1) to Washington DC: a.eu 5