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Special Meeting of the Permanent Council: The Promotion of Agricultural and Rural Development in the Hemisphere
Date: September 20, 2006 - 9.30 AM
Place: Headquarters Washington DC
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Remarks by Ambassador Henry Illes, Permanent Representative of Suriname and Chair of the Permanent Council. Remarks by Chelston Brathwaite, Director General, IICA on Agriculture, Rural Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals  (34')
A Renewed IICA to Face the New Challenges of the 21st Century by Lizardo de las Casas, Director of the Office for the Follow-Up of the Summits of the Americas, IICA. (15')
Hemispheric Program in Biotechnology by Assefaw Tewolde, Director of Biotechnology and Biosafety Unit, IICA.  (10')
Agro-tourism Development in the Caribbean by Ena Harvey, IICA Representative in Barbados. (14')
Strengthening Agricultural Health and Food Safety in the Hemisphere by Ana Marisa Cordero, Specialist in Agricultural Health and Food Safety, IICA.  (9')
IICA’s Contribution to the Promotion of Rural Prosperity in Nicaragua by Gerardo Escudero, IICA Representative in Nicaragua. (12')
IICA’s Contribution to the Promotion of Rural Prosperity in Haiti by Alfredo Mena, IICA Representative in Haiti. (11')
Remarks by the delegations of Panamá, Costa Rica, Haiti, Canada, Guatemala, Barbados, Nicaragua, United States, Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Uruguay and Honduras. Remarks by Alfonso Quiñones, Executive Secretary for Integral Development and Director General of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) and Chelston Brathwaite, Director General, IICA. (1H 11')
Closing Remarks by Jim Butler, Deputy Director General, IICA. Remarks by Ambassador Henry Illes, Permanent Representative of Suriname and Chair of the Permanent Council. (5')