UPCOMING U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA BINATIONAL COMMISSION MEETING


                                              Release No. 0038.97

                                    Tom Amontree (202) 720-4623
                                             TAMONTREE@USDA.GOV
                               Linda Habenstreit (202) 720-9442
                                       HABENSTREIT@FAS.USDA.GOV
Media Advisory


                                                               

GLICKMAN TO HOLD MEDIA ROUNDTABLE ABOUT


     WASHINGTON, Feb.7, 1997--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will hold
a media roundtable on Monday, February 10 at 3 p.m. in Room 200A of the
Jamie L. Whitten Building to discuss his upcoming trip to Cape Town, South
Africa, and participation in the U.S.-South Africa Binational Commission
meetings scheduled for February 14-17, 1997.

     Vice President Gore co-chairs the U.S.- South Africa Binational
Commission with South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki.   Secretary
Glickman co-chairs the Commission's Agriculture Committee with South African
Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Derek Andre Hanekom.  The committee
is comprised of four working groups that address market access issues,
institutional and human resources development, agricultural technology
development for income generation, and sustainability and agriculture in the
rural context.  Members of the working groups and other high-level
departmental officials will also be available to discuss the work of the
Agriculture Committee.

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