Officials' Calendar of Meetings, September 2017
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.
Key to Abbreviations | Archive
| OFS/FSIS Official and Title | Date and Site | Other FSIS/OFS Participants |
Non-FSIS/OFS Participants |
Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Sep 5, 2017 Washington, DC |
Roberta Wagner–Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Sara Brenholt–Henderson Strategies | Wild American Catfish Coalition |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS; Jason Hafemeister–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, TFAA |
Sep 7, 2017 Washington, DC |
Consumer Representatives | Proposed Codex reorganization | |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS; Jason Hafemeister–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, TFAA |
Sep 7, 2017 Washington, DC |
Industry Representatives | Proposed Codex reorganization | |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 15, 2017 Washington, DC |
Brett Filloon–Management Analyst, FSIS | China Meat Association: Qi Lifang–Vice Secretary General, Gao Guan, Li Haipeng–Cattle and Sheep Branch Vice Secretary General and Sun Baozhong– Cattle and Sheep Branch Vice Chairman, Song Jianxin–Packing Branch Chairman; Balikun: Han Jainping–CEO, Hu Kebin–Engineer Manager, Peng Chuanli–Finance Manager, Li Xuegang–General Manager, Ren Yupeng–Sales Manager; Shandong Agriculture University: Luo Xin–Professor Meat Science, Dong Pengcheng and Zhang Yimin– PhD, Teacher; Ningxia Xiahua Meat Product Company: Zhang Wenhua–CEO and Zhang Xinjun–Deputy CEO; Chongqing Heyi Import and Export Trade Company: Ou Yang–General Manager; Jarvis China: John Long–Vice President Jarvis USA/General Manager; East-Terra Plastics: Jay Chu–President and Lawrence Bowlin–Business Manger; North American Meat Institute: William Westman–Senior Vice President, International Affairs Staff and Jane Li–International Affairs Staff-Interpreter |
Beef Tracebility and Food Safety |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 20, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Thomas Gremillion–Director of Food Policy, Consumer Federation of America | Proposed FSIS presentations at Stakeholder meetings |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 21, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Angie Siemens, Jake Kuhns and Betsy Struse–Cargill | Meet and Greet with Cargill |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 21, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, Cara LeConte–Chief of Staff, and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Consumer Representatives | Consumer Stakeholder Meeting |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 21, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, Cara LeConte–Chief of Staff, and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Industry Representatives | Industry Stakeholder Meeting |
| Carmen Rottenberg–Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 21, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Lori Marco–Hormel's Senior VP of External Affairs and General Counsel and Tyson Redpath–Russell Group | Meet and greet and updates from Hormel |
| Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Sep 21, 2017 Washington, DC |
William "Bill" Smith–Assistant Administrator, and Rosalyn Murphy-Jenkins–Director, FSIS | National Bison Association Washington Roundup Delegation: Mike Duncan–Rancher, Jim Matheson–NBA Assistant Director, Dave and Sue Carter–NBA Executive/Rancher, Ace Ward and Mikaela Dineen–Bison Processor/Marketer, Bob Stirling, Kimberly and Derek Ence–Bison Processor/Marketer/Rancher, Dr. Susie Golembeski–Rancher, Dick Gehring–NBA Vice President/Rancher, Brian Grubb and Donnis Baggett–Rancher, Roy Liedtke–NBA President/Rancher, Bruce and Martha Anderson–NBA Chair/Bison Processor/Marketer, Karen Conley–Exec. Director, Dakota Territory Buffalo Assn., Patrick Toomey–Range Technician, Intertribal Buffalo Council, Arnell Abold–Executive Director, Intertribal Buffalo Council, Auria Tellechea–Bison Processor/Marketer/Rancher, Jeff Graber–Rancher, Dr. Dave Hunter–Chai, NBA Science and Research Committee/ Veterinarian, Kevin Leier–Rancher | Cost of Federal Inspection particularly in small and very small processing facilities; inconsistent interpretation of regulations of Federal inspection of bison processing; truth in labeling—bison versus "buffalo;" Cooperative Interstate Shipment program regulations as they pertain to bison. |
| Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Sep 27, 2017 Washington, DC |
Tina Rendon–Pilgrim's Pride and Chandler Keys–Principal, Keys Group | Food Safety Updates from Pilgrim's Pride | |
| Carmen Rottenberg –Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 28, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Jennifer Williams–Vice President, Food Safety and Quality Assurance and Noel Dcruz–Senior Food Safety and Quality Assurance Director, Tyson Fresh Meats and Betsy Booren–Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC Law | Discuss industry collaboration and partnership and FSIS modernization initiatives |
| Carmen Rottenberg –Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 28, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, Philip Bronstein–Director and Benjamin Bell–Legislative Analyst, FSIS | Mykel Wedig–Ag Legislative Assistant for Senator Richard Burr | Catfish Inspection |
| Carmen Rottenberg –Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 28, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Shelley Feist–Partnership for Food Safety Education, and Hilary Thesmar–Food Marketing Institute | Meet and Greet; Opportunities for partnership and collaboration |
| Carmen Rottenberg –Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 28, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, Mary Stanley–Senior Advisor, and Kristen Hendricks–Program Analyst, FSIS | Jacobo Paz–Honduran Minister of Agriculture, Ricardo Pena–Executive Director for Planning and Project Evaluation, Ricardo Paz–Director General of the National Food Safety Service (SENASA), Esterlinda Lopez and Marcela Ayala–Technical Office of FFP Implementation in Honduras, Juana Gomez–Food for Progress Officer, Raquel Hernandez–Programs Evaluation Officer, Wilfredo Sandoval–Minister Counselor at Embassy of Honduras, Marcelo Larach–Staff Member at Embassy of Honduras | Meet and Greet; Equivalency Process |
| Carmen Rottenberg –Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | Sep 28, 2017 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | NAMI Board of Directors and Canadian Meat Council | Regulatory Updates |
| Paul Kiecker–Acting Administrator, FSIS | Sep 29, 2017 Washington, DC |
Mary Stanley–Senior Advisor, Janet McGinn–Director, FSIS | Daniel Miller–Executive Director and Doug Hazel–Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) | Meeting and Greet with CFIA. Discussed the next trilateral meeting, audits, and inspection. |
- DUS—Deputy Under Secretary
- NPIS—New Poultry Inspection System
- OA—Office of the Administrator, FSIS
- OC—Office of Communications, USDA
- ODIFP—Office of Data Integration and Food Protection, FSIS
- OFO—Office of Field Operations, FSIS
- OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
- OM—Office of Management, FSIS
- OPACE—Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education, FSIS
- OIEA—Office of Investigation, Enforcement, and Audit, FSIS
- OPHS—Office of Public Health Science, FSIS
- OPPD—Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS
- OSEC—Office of the Secretary, USDA
- PHIS—Public Health Information System
- TFAA—Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, USDA
- CFIA—Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- FMI—Food Marketing Institute
- NAMI—North American Meat Institute