Communicationsto Congress

The followingtestimonies were prepared by the Foreign Agricultural Service forhearings before the Senate and House.

| 1998   | Testimony                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|   | Review                of the Administration=s Use of Agricultural Export Programs06/25/98 August Schumacher,                Jr., Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign                Agricultural Services****Before the House Committee on                Agriculture's Subcommittee on General Farm                Commodities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   | Selective                Agricultural Embargoes Act of 199806/3/98 FAS Administrator                Lon Hatamiya                Before the House Agriculture Committee's                Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities,                Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   | Support for Funding for                the International Monetary Fund05/21/98 USDA Secretary Dan                Glickman                Before the House Committee on Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   | Introduction of the                Commodity Action Plan05/07/98 USDA Secretary Dan                Glickman                Before the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommitee                on Agriculture, Nutrition and ForestryLink to the Commodity Action Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   | Preparations for the                Next Round of Multilateral Agricultural Trade                Negotiations04/21/98 August Schumacher,                Jr., Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign                Agricultural Services****Before the Senate Finance Committee's                Subcommittee on International Trade                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   | To Present the FAS                Budget Request for Fiscal Year 199903/24/98 Lon Hatamiya,                Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service                Before the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture,                Rural Development and Related Agencies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   | Preparations for the                Next Round of Multilateral Agricultural Trade                Negotiations03/18/98 Dan Glickman, US                Secretary of Agriculture****Before the House Committee on                Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   | Effects of the Asian                Financial Situation on U.S. Agricultural Exports03/18/98 August Schumacher,                Jr., Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign                Agricultural Services****Before the Senate Foreign Relations                Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,                Export and Trade Promotion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   | Status of Livestock                Products Trade with Australia and New Zealand02/26/98 Lon Hatamiya,                Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service                Before the House Subcommittee on Livestock,                Dairy, and Poultry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   | 1999 Budget and Program                Proposals for the Farm and Foreign Agricultural                Services 02/24/98 August Schumacher,                Jr., Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign                Agricultural Services****Before the House Subcommittee on                Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug                Administration, and Related Agencies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   | To Present the FAS                Budget Request for Fiscal Year 199902/24/98 Lon Hatamiya,                Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service                Before the House Subcommittee on Agriculture,                Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration                and Related Agencies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|   | U.S. Efforts To Reduce                Barriers to Trade02/12/98 August Schumacher, Jr., Under                Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural                Services****Before the House Ways and Means                Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   | Asian Financial                Situation and its Effect on U.S. Agricultural                Exports02/04/98 August Schumacher, Jr., Under                Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural                Service                Before the General Farm Commodities Subcommittee,                House Committee on Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 1997   | Testimony                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | Asian Markets Driving                Growth for Livestock Products Exports 06/25/97 James V. Parker, FAS Deputy                Administrator for Commodity and Marketing Program                                Before the House Committee on Agriculture's                Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Market Access Barriers                Facing U.S. Agriculture05/15/97 Paul Drazek, Special Assistant to                the Secretary for Trade****Before the Senate Committee on                Finance, Subcommittee on International TradeStatus of Livestock                Products Trade with the European Union 05/08/97 Paul Drazek, Special Assistant to                the Secretary for Trade****Before the House Committee on                Agriculture's Subcommittee on                Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryTo Present the                President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 199804/06/97 August Schumacher, Jr., FAS                Administrator                House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural                Development, the Food and Drug Administration and                Related Agencies |

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