Office of Food Safety/FSIS Officials' Calendar of Meetings, May 2006

This public calendar is issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). It lists meetings held by the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Administrator and Deputy Administrator for FSIS with persons outside the Federal Government.

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OFS/FSIS Official and Title	Date & Site	Other FSIS/OFS Participants	Non-FSIS/OFS Participants	Subject
Officials' Calendar of Meetings, May 2006
Barbara Masters, Administrator	May 1, 2006 Washington, DC	Ron Hicks, OA	National Meat Association; Olsson, Frank and Weeda	Small and very small plants
Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	May 2, 2006 Washington, DC		American Veterinary Medical Association	Courtesy visit with externs
Barbara Masters, Administrator	May 2, 2006 Washington, DC	Bonnie Buntain, OFO	Veterinary student, Iowa State University, and graduate, Mississippi State University	Courtesy visit
Barbara Masters Administrator	May 3, 2006 Washington, DC	Ron Hicks, OA	National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, Sara Lee, Conagra, Tyson, Cargill	Avian influenza
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 11, 2006 Washington, DC	Karen Stuck and Bill James, OIA	Inspector General, Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, The Netherlands	Exchange of views on general food safety issues
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 15, 2006 Washington, DC	Karen Stuck, Bill James, and Steve McDermott, OIA Michael Steele, OFS	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Equivalence
Barbara Masters, Administrator	May 16, 2006 Washington, DC	Various staff from OIA	New Zealand Food Safety Authority	General food safety
Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	May 16, 2006 Washington, DC		New Zealand Food Safety Authority	Courtesy visit
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator	May 16, 2006 Washington, DC	David Goldman, OPHS; Michael Steele and DaNita Murray, OFS	Sonstegard Foods Co.; Food and Drug Administration	Egg products
Barbara Masters, Administrator	May 17, 2006 Washington, DC	Tara Balsley, OPAEO	Meat and Poultry Magazine	Interview
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 18, 2006 Washington, DC	Phil Derfler, OPPED	Animal Health Industry	Labeling
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 19, 2006 Washington, DC	Karen Stuck, OIA	Meat Importers Council of America Board of Directors	Import issues
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	May 23, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Food and Drug Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, National Marine Fisheries Service	Executive Committee of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 23, 2006 Las Vegas, NV		American Meat Institute and U.S. Meat Export Federation	International trade
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 23-24, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Open to the public	National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Barbara Masters, Administrator	May 24, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Resolve	Risk-based Inspection
Barbara Masters, Administrator	May 26, 2006 Washington, DC		National Association of Federal Veterinarians	Courtesy visit
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary Barbara Masters, Administrator Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 30, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Representatives of various industry and consumer groups	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues (special joint meeting)
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	May 31, 2006 College Station, TX	Various FSIS staff	Thomas Dorr, Under Secretary for Rural Development; Open to the public	Small and very small plant outreach event

Abbreviations:

OA—Office of the Administrator
OFDER—Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response
OFO—Office of Field Operations
OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
OIA—Office of International Affairs
OM—Office of Management
OPAEO—Office of Public Affairs, Education and Outreach
OPEER—Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review
OPHS—Office of Public Health Science
OPPED—Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development

Last Modified: June 8, 2006