Release No. 0054.00 
                         Media Advisory           
                                    Susan McAvoy (202) 720-4623
                                          susan.mcavoy@usda.gov

Not for publication
For planning purposes only
All times are local
                                                               
                         
PUBLIC SCHEDULE FOR AGRICULTURE SECRETARY DAN GLICKMAN
Week of February 21-25, 2000


Wednesday, February 23, 2000
               9:00 a.m.      Testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee.  

               Russell Senate Office Building, Room 328A
               Washington, DC
                    
Thursday, February 24, 2000        
               8:45 a.m.      Addresses USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum 2000.

               Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington Ballroom
               1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
               Arlington, VA

                    10:00 a.m.          Hosts USDA's Great Nutrition Debate, a discussion on
                    approaches to dieting and nutrition featuring some of the
                    nation's best-known weight-loss authors and nutrition
                    experts.  A press availability follows the event at
                    approximately 1:00 p.m.  

               U.S. Department of Agriculture 
               South Building, Jefferson Auditorium
               14th Street and Independence Ave., SW
               Washington, DC

               2:00 p.m.      Addresses the National Congress of American Indians.
               Grand Hyatt Hotel, Independence Room A
               1000 H Street, NW
               Washington, DC 

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Friday, February 25, 2000
               9:45 a.m.      Joins North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt for Emerging Issues
               Forum.

               North Carolina State University, McKimman Center
               Raleigh, NC

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