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SPEECHES 2003

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0458.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials on BSE Case, Friday, January 2, 2004
0457.htm Statement: USDA Update on BSE Case, Friday, January 2, 2004
0456.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials on BSE Case, Wednesday, December 31, 2003
0454.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Interview on the TODAY Show on - December 31, 2003
0453.htm Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Interview on CNN on - December 31, 2003
0452.htm Statement: USDA BSE Update December 30, 2003
0451.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case Dec. 30, 2003
0450.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures to Guard Against BSE
0449.htm Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures to Guard Against BSE
0448.htm Statement USDA BSE Update
0447.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast Regarding BSE Case Monday, December 29, 2003

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Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials on BSE Case
0445.htm Statement USDA BSE Update
0444.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials on BSE Case
0443.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials on BSE Case
0442.htm USDA BSE Update Statement
0441.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Interview on Good Morning America
0440.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Interview on Fox and Friends
0439.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Interview on CNN: America Morning
0438.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Interview on the Today Show
0437.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Interview on the CBS Early Show
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Transcript of Tele-News Conference Briefing Updating Presumptive Positive BSE Case Washington D.C. - December 24, 2003

0433.htm Transcript of News Conference with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman on BSE - December 23, 2003

0421.htm Transcript of Remarks by Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture at the kick-off of the Bovine Genome Sequencing Project Washington, DC - December 12, 2003
0419.htm Transcript of Remarks by Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture 50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Research Service Washington, DC December 11, 2003
0416.htm Transcript of Remarks of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman at the
African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum Plenary Session on Science and Technology U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C.- Wednesday, December 10, 2003
0413.htm Transcript of Remarks of Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture Honoring Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the U.S.-China Business Council Dinner National Committee on U.S. China Relations - Washington, DC - December 9, 2003
0409.htm Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman at the
2003 Farm Journal Forum Washington, DC - December 4, 2003
0407.htm Transcript of Remarks of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman at the signing of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 by President George W. Bush - Washington, DC
0397.htm Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services J.B. Penn and USDA Chief Economist Keith Collins Regarding an Issues update Washington, D.C. November 24, 2003
0394.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding Congressional Passage of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 November 21, 2003
0387.htm Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman on Thomas C. Dorr
November 18, 2003
0384.htm Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
To the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Annual Convention
Via Satellite from Washington D.C. November 14, 2003
0383.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Discussing Visit to Middle East as Aired on CNN, Baghdad, Iraq - Wednesday, November 12, 2003
0376.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding Senate Passage of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2004, November 6, 2003
0378.htm Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Honoring former Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson
Washington D.C.- November 5, 2003
0377.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman at the South California Operations and Command Center Riverside, California
November 3, 2003
0373.htm Transcript of Remarks by Bill Hawks, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, J.B. Penn, Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Elsa Murano, Undersecretary for Food Safety and Dr. George Gray, Deputy Director, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
0371.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Interior Secretary Gale Norton Regarding the Senate Passage of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
0366.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman In Reference to Today’s Ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Regarding the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act Oct. 22, 2003
0365.htm Transcript of Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture James R. Moseley at the Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases
0361.htm Transcript of Remarks by Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture 2003 World Food Prize Symposium and 58th World Food Day
Des Moines, IA • October 16, 2003
0360.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman’s Remarks
at The Dedication Ceremony And Tour of The San Jose Mission Housing Development With Florida Governor Jeb Bush And Rep. Adam Putnam
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Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Remarks as a Phone in Guest on RFD-TV

0332.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
Regarding U.S – Russia Agreement on U. S. Meat and Poultry Market Access
st28.htm Statement by Secretary Veneman Submitted for the Record to the Gilmore Commission September 9, 2003
0326.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman’s Remarks Regarding Future Trends in Animal Agriculture
Washington, D.C.- September 17, 2003
0323.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman’s Remarks Regarding Future Trends in Animal Agriculture - Washington, D.C.- September 17, 2003
0318.htm Transcript of U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Final Press Conference World Trade Organization Fifth Ministerial Meeting Cancun, Mexico
September 14, 2003
0313.htm Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Peter Allgeier Under Secretary of Agriculture J.B. Penn 4:30 p.m. Press Briefing World Trade Organization Fifth Ministerial Meeting September 11, 2003
0311.htm Press Briefing by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Peter Allgeier
Under Secretary of State Alan Larson, USDA Under Secretary J.B. Penn, Commerce Under Secretary Grant Aldonas, At the WTO's 5th Ministerial Meeting Cancun, Mexico
0309.htm United States Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick and United States Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Press Conference Remarks at the WTO’s 5th Ministerial
September 9, 2003 - Cancun, Mexico
0305.htm Transcript of Tele-news Conference to Discuss Upcoming World Trade Organization Ministerial - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Ambassador Allen Johnson, Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Thursday, September 4, 2003
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Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding the Report by the Commission on the Application of Payment Limitations - September 3, 2003

0298.htm Transcript of Remarks of Ann M. Veneman, USDA Secretary Update On Crp, Farm Bill, Bse, Trade, And Other Issues
0296.htm Secretary Veneman and Chinese Agriculture Minister Address Trade Concerns, Agree to Further Cooperation
0287.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding the U.S. - EU Framework for WTO Agriculture Negotiations August 13, 2003
0282.htm Transcript of Media Briefing with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, J.B. Penn, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Services Bill Hawks and Dr. Elsa Murano, Under Secretary for Food Safety regarding developments on the Canadian BSE Situation
0254.htm Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding Canada’s Decision to Remove Specified Risk Material from Food Products
0242.htm Transcript -- U.S., Australian Agriculture Officials Discuss Rebuilding Efforts in Iraq with Dan Amstutz, U.S. Senior Ministry Advisor for Agriculture Trevor Flugge, Australian Ministry Advisor for Agriculture J.B. Penn, USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services - Wednesday, July 9, 2003
0233.htm Prepared Remarks for Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Closing Plenary, Science and Technology Conference Scaramento, California - Tuesday, June 24, 2003
0231.htm Transcript of Media Briefing with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo of the Philippines, Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in Uganda, Roberto Newell Garcia, Under Secretary of Agribusiness and Development in Mexico, Dr. John Marburger, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology, and Emmy Simmons of USAID.
0229.htm Transcript of USDA Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology Conference Opening Plenary: Part 2
0228.htm Transcript of U.S. Department of Agriculture Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology Opening Plenary, Welcome and Remarks Part 1
Sacramento, California
0226.htm Remarks for Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Opening Plenary, Science & Technology Ministerial Sacramento, California - June 23, 2003
0223.htm Statement by Secretary of Agariculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding U.S. Beef Trade Issues- June 20, 2003
0209.htm Transcript of USDA Tele-News Conference with USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Dr. J.B. Penn and U.S. Senior Ministry Advisor for Agriculture Dan Amstutz - Washington D.C.
0208.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez Upon the Signing of a Memorandum of Agreement Creating the Southwest Border Initiative at the National Rural Housing Summit
0206.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman's remarks at the 57th Annual USDA Honor Awards Washington, DC Friday, June 13, 2003
0202.htm Transcript of News conference with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services J.B. Penn, and Deputy Chief Economist Joe Glauber regarding the upcoming Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agriculture, Science and Technology and other topics Wednesday, June 11, 2003 Washington D.C.
0181.htm Transcript of Secretary Ann M. Veneman's remarks at the National Ag Center Hall of Fame Kansas City, Kansas Friday, June 6, 2003
0199.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing on BSE with Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Dr. Claude Lavigne, Associate Executive Director Animal Products, CFIA, Dr. Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Dr. Ulrich Kihm, Director Safe Food Solutions, former Chief Veterinary Officer Switzerland, member of the Office of International des Epizooties Expert Committee on BSE, June 9, 2003
0198.htm Transcript of Technical Briefing on BSE with Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, CFIA and Dr. Francine Lord, National Manager, Imports/Export, CFIA and Dr. Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, APHIS, June 6, 2003
0196.htm Transcript of Tele-News Conference Briefing on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) With Dr. Ron DeHaven, APHIS Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services Washington D.C. Thursday, June 5, 2003
0193.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding the Senate Passage of the Renewable Fuels Standard Amendment
0187.htm Transcript of Tele-News Conference with Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Dr. Claude Lavigne, Associate Executive Director, Animal Products, CFIA, Dr. Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA and Dr. Lester Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, FDA, June 4,2003
0170.htm Transcript of Teleconference with APHIS Administrator Bobby Acord,
APHIS Senior Staff Scientist Lisa Ferguson, FDA Director,
Center for Veterinary Medicine Dr. Stephen Sundlof
FSIS Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator for Policy Analysis and Formulation, Dr. Daniel Engeljohn
0169.htm Transcript of Healthy Forest Initiative in Michigan Press Conference
0167.htm Statement by Secretary Ann M. Veneman on the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
0166.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
Regarding Canada’s Announcement of BSE Investigation
0157.htm Transcript of Press Conference with Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman and U.S. Special Trade Representative Ambassaddor Robert T. Zoelick Regarding the EU Moritorium on Biotech Crops and Food
0150.htm Veneman Names Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Members and Alternates
0145.htm Transcript of Press Conference with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeyev at the Russian Embassy
0144.htm Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman at the Conclusion of Two Days of Bilateral Discussions with Russian Deputy Minister andMinister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeyev
0140.htm Teleconference with USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Services J.B. Penn and Dan Amstutz, U.S. Senior Ministry Advisor for Agriculture Regarding Agricultural Rebuilding Efforts in Iraq
0135.htm Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Keynote address to the Pan American Health Organization Ministerial "Food Safety: A Key to Harmonization of Trade in the Americas" April 24, 2003
0138.htm Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Interior Secretary Norton on the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
0137.htm Transcript of Teleconference with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge with the
National Association of Farm Broadcasters - Washington D.C.
0134.htm Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
At the 4th Annual Private Conservation Day Washington, DC
April 14, 2003
0133.htm Transcript of Earth Day visit to the Rossback Family Locust Farm in Davidsonville, Maryland with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich and Maryland Agriculture Secretary Lewis R. Riley
0129.htm Transcript of Remarks by Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture
at the Department of Health and Human Services Healthier US Initiative Conference Baltimore, Maryland · April 15, 2003
0126.htm Transcript of Tele-News Conference with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and USDA Chief Economist Keith Collins
0115.htm Transcript of tele-news conference with Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns, Vernon Hill, Chairman, Eastern Shoshone Business Council and Keith Collins, USDA Chief Economist
0104.htm Statement of Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture and Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative on the Doha Development Agenda Negotiations March 31, 2003
0103.htm Remarks Regarding Implementation of The Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 With Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Chief Economist Keith Collins, Deputy Undersecretary For Farm And Foreign Agricultural Services Floyd Gaibler And Deputy Director For USDA’s Office of Budget And Program Analysis Scott Steele
0092.htm Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
Food Safety Summit and Expo Washington, D.C. Convention Center
0089.htm Statement: Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding the Change in the Threat Level
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Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jim Moseley
2003 National Council For Agricultural Research, Extension, And Teaching (Caret) Meeting Arlington, Virginia – March 3, 2003

0078.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman’s Remarks
To the White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference
San Diego, California February 18, 2003
0076.htm Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding The National Organic Program
0074.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman's Remarks
USDA’s National Nutrition Education Conference
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
0068.htm Remarks by Agriculture Chief Economist Keith Collins
OUTLOOK FOR AGRICULTURE Agricultural Outlook Forum 2003

0062.htm Transcript of Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
At the 79th Agricultural Outlook Forum - Crystal City, Virginia
0058.htm Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
Regarding WTO Chairman Stuart Harbinson’s Paper on Agriculture

0057.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman’s Remarks
at the Launching of Climate VISION (Voluntary Innovative Sector Initiatives: Opportunities Now) Department of Energy- Washington D.C.
0051.htm Statement by Secretary of Agariculture Ann M. Veneman
Regarding the U.S. Free Trade Area of the Americas Proposal

0046.htm Transcript of The Opening Ceremony Celebrating Black History Month with
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
Washington D.C.
0044.htm Transcript of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Briefing with Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman and USDA Budget Officer Stephen B. Dewhurst - Washington, D.C.
0043.htm Transcript of the FY 2004 Natural Resource and Environment Budget
Proposal for USDA, DOI and EPA
0042.htm Statement by Secretary of AgricultureAnn M. Veneman On the Passing of Secretary Richard E. Lyng U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1986 –1989
0041.htm Secretary of Agriculture Veneman’s Comments on Recent Trade Issues
0039.htm Transcript of Radio News Conference with Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman And Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services J.B. Penn U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Remarks to the National Cattleman's Beef Association Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

0031.htm Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jim Moseley - 2003 Wheat Industry Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico - January 29, 2003
0030.htm Transcript of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Discussing President Bush’s State Of The Union Address And Announcing New Programs For Expansion Of Rural Telecommunications Technology With Under Secretary For Rural Development Tom Dorr And Rural Utilities Service Administrator Hilda Legg - Washington, D.C.
0024.htm Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman’s To the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association meeting Atlanta, Georgia

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Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
On Passage of Drought Assistance by The U.S. Senate

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Transcript - Press Conference with Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
Women’s, Infant’s and Children Nutrition Program Event
At Bellevue Hospital New York, New York

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Transcript - New York City Fire Department and USDA Forest Service Signing of Memorandum of Understanding to Train Incident Management Teams with Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta. New York, New York

0018.htm Statement by Lou Gallegos Assistant Secretary for Administration January 16, 2003
0011.htm Statement by Veneman on President Bush's Intention to Nominate Vernon Parker to be USDA's Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
0004.htm Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding the Election of Congressmen Bob Goodlatte and Richard Pombo to House Committee Chairmanships

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Remarks by Deputy Secretary Jim Moseley 2003 Beltwide Cotton Production Conferences Nashville, Tennessee

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