[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 47364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17889]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11507]


Title Bureau of International Organization Affairs Stakeholder 
Listening Session in Preparation for the September 2021 UN Food Systems 
Summit

ACTION: Notice of listening session for the UN Food Systems Summit.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International 
Organization Affairs (IO)--which is responsible for coordinating the 
U.S. government's engagement in the UN Food Systems Summit in September 
2021--will hold an informal Stakeholder Listening Session, along with 
the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, on Friday, September 3, 2021, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 
p.m. ET. The listening session will be held virtually, and the meeting 
link will be shared with registered participants prior to the session.

DATES: The listening session will be held on Friday, September 3, 2021, 
from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please register by 
Thursday, August 26, 2021. Registration is required for the event. 
Please send your full name, email address, organization, and any 
requests for reasonable accommodation to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61342f2732322112150015044f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67322921343427141306130249000811">[email protected]</span></a> to register. 
Please RSVP no later than Thursday, August 26, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Claire Crites, Office 
Management Specialist, the Bureau of International Organization Affairs 
at telephone number 202-647-0154 or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f5a41495c5c4f7c7b6e7b6a21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfeaf1f9ececffcccbdecbda91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Stakeholder Listening Session will help 
U.S. departments and agencies prepare for the UN Food Systems Summit by 
taking full advantage of the knowledge, ideas, feedback, and 
suggestions from all communities interested in, and affected by, agenda 
items to be discussed at the UN Food Systems Summit. Your input will 
contribute to U.S. positions as we engage on food systems topics with 
our international colleagues. The listening session will be organized 
by agenda item, and participation is welcome from stakeholder 
communities, including:
    <bullet> Organizations with an interest in food systems and food 
security
    <bullet> State, local, and Tribal groups;
    <bullet> Private industry;
    <bullet> Academic and scientific organizations.
    Written comments are welcome and encouraged, even if you are 
planning on attending the virtual session. Please send written comments 
to the email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dd8c3cbdedecdfef9ecf9e8a3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="44110a0217170437302530216a232b32">[email protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656, 2651a; and 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.)

Monique Nowicki,
Food Systems Summit Coordinator, Office of Economic and Development 
Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-17889 Filed 8-23-21; 8:45 am]
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