USDA officials to host tribes in Washington, DC
Friday, October 30, 2009
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Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and other top officials will host tribal leaders on Wednesday, November 4, in Washington, D.C.
The event is designed to facilitate dialogue between tribes and the department. It comes a day before the White House Tribal Nations Conference with
President Barack Obama.
"USDA is looking forward to this first-of-its-kind meeting to expand
cooperation and consultation between the Department of Agriculture and
tribal nations," said Secretary Tom Vilsack. "We anticipate beginning robust
government-to-government dialogues about how USDA can improve as a
service provider and raise awareness among tribes about the multitude of
ways that USDA works to improve the lives of our nation's tribal
communities."
The meeting is scheduled from 8 am. to 10:15 am on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in
Room 107-A of the Jamie L. Whitten Building, which is located at 1400
Independence Ave., SW, at the Smithsonian Metro station. It is open to
tribal leaders, members and other representatives. If you plan to
attend, please RSVP by Noon on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to Jennifer Yezak or
Oscar Gonzales of USDA's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs with the
names of those who will be attending from your Tribe. They can be
reached at (202) 720-6643, or by email at
intergovernmental@osec.usda.gov .
Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and
Labor Department Secretary Hilda
L. Solis are also hosting tribal leaders during the week.
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