OTTAWA, Feb. 20, 2019 /CNW/ - Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay will be in Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., from February 20 to 22, 2019, where he will meet with United States Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Mexican Agriculture Secretary Victor Villalobos. The Minister will also deliver remarks at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s 95th Agricultural Outlook Forum, and host roundtables with key U.S. agricultural stakeholders.
Minister MacAulay will be available for photo opportunities and to answer questions from the media after the USDA Outlook Panel Discussion.
Below is an overview of the main events of the mission:
Date: Thursday, February 21
Time: 8:40 a.m. (Local Time)
Information: USDA Outlook Panel Discussion – Open to media
Location: Arlington Ballroom 3 & 4, Hotel Crystal Gateway Marriott
Address: 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
Date: Thursday, February 21
Time: 11:00 a.m. (Local Time)
Information: Roundtable with the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue – Closed to media
Date: Thursday, February 21
Time: 2:30 p.m. (Local Time)
Information: Roundtable: "Women in Agriculture and in Trade Talk with Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food" - Closed to media
Date: Friday, February 22
Time: 9:00 a.m. ET
Information: Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, will hold a media callback to discuss his visit to Arlington, VA, and Washington, D.C.
Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US): 1-866-206-0153
Local dial-in number: 613-954-9003
Participant passcode: 8103624#
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Katie Hawkins, Director of Communications, Office of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, 613-773-1059, [email protected]; Media Relations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 613-773-7972, 1-866-345-7972, [email protected]
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