October 29, 2018 Monday
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Briefing before NIFA Swearing In
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM WHIP Update
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM HOLD Briefing before Call with Andres Villegas, FL/GA State Foresters
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Call with Andres Villegas, FL/GA State Foresters
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Call with Administrator Naomi Rao, OIRA The Secretary will call her cell phone: (b) (6)
October 30, 2018 Tuesday
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Transit to the White House
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Briefing before National Chicken Council Event
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Meeting with Memphis Meats, Eric Schultze and Joel Leftwich
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM Transit to RON -- (b) (6)
October 31, 2018 Wednesday
8:25 AM - 8:58 AM Transit to Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) -- 520 Airport Road
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Move to HOLD
6:45 PM - 6:55 PM Transit to Charleston's Restaurant -- 2000 S Meridian Avenue
1 0001 October 31, 2018 Continued Wednesday
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Team Dinner
November 1, 2018 Thursday
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Transit to Wiley Post (PWA) -- 7200 Northwest 63rd Street
9:30 AM - 10:26 AM Depart Wiley Post (PWA) in State Aircraft at 8:30am, Arrive Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) at 9:26am
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Transit to Kansas State University -- 1501 Goldstein Circle
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Photo Opportunity with University Administrators
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Landon Lecture + Q&A
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM Press Gaggle
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM Transit to the K-State Alumni Center -- 1720 Anderson Avenue
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Landon Lecture Luncheon
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Meeting with K-State Students
November 8, 2018 Thursday
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM Briefing before Cell Based Meat Deputies Meeting
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM (b) (5) Deliberative
2 0002 November 8, 2018 Continued Thursday
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Travel Update
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Walk to Jefferson Auditorium
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Walk to Office
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Opportunity Zones Briefing
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Briefing before Call with Secretary Zinke
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Call with Secretary Zinke Topic: to discuss Infrastructure on public lands (FS & DOI) to support mining and forest management
Secretary Purdue will call Secretary Zinke's cell phone (b) (6)
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Briefing before Meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Wehrum
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM HOLD
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Briefing before Ambassador Branstad Meeting
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Board Review Watermelon and Peanut Board
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Office Time
3 0003 November 9, 2018 Friday
8:28 AM - 10:15 AM AA 5223 Departing DCA at 8:28am, Arriving GSP at 10:15am
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Transit to Clemson University Sikes Hall -- 101 Calhoun Drive
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Meeting with President Clements
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM Transfer to the Hendrix Center -- 720 McMillan Road
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch with Commissioner Weathers and Clemson University Ag Students & Leadership
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Press Gaggle
1:30 PM - 1:38 PM Transfer to T. Ed Garrison Arena -- 1101 W Queen Street
1:40 PM - 2:15 PM Tour of T Ed. Garrison Arena with Clemson Ag Leadership and Students
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM Transfer to LaMaster Dairy Center -- 800 Old Stone Church Road
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Tour of LaMaster Dairy Center with Clemson Ag Leadership and Students
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Press Gaggle
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Transit to Nickels Farm -- (b) (6)
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM Tour of Nickels Farm
3:55 PM - 4:50 PM Town Hall with Commissioner Weathers and South Carolina Ag Leaders and Stakeholders
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Press Gaggle
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM Transit to University of Georgia Tate Student Center -- 45 Baxter Street
4 0004 November 9, 2018 Continued Friday
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Hold Room for Executive Time
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Reception for UGA CAES Alumni Association 64th Awards
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM UGA CAES Alumni Association 64th Awards Banquet and Georgia Agriculture Hall of Fame Induction -- UGA Tate Center Grand Hall
November 12, 2018 Monday
9:15 AM - 11:16 AM DL 1494 Departing ATL at 9:15am, Arriving PHL at 11:16am
11:30 AM - 12:40 PM Transit to Donald Patterson Farm -- 153 Plainsboro Rd.
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Working Lunch with Producers
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Tour of Donald Patterson Spinach and Corn Farms
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Press Gaggle
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Transit to LEE Turkey Farm
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Tour of LEE Turkey Farm
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Press Gaggle
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Transit to Fluper Family Farmstead Dairy -- (b) (6)
4:20 PM - 5:05 PM Tour of Fluper Family Farmstead Dairy
5:05 PM - 5:15 PM Press Gaggle
5 0005 November 12, 2018 Continued Monday
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Transit to the Princeton Westin -- 201 Village Blvd
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM Hold Room for Executive Time
7:25 PM - 7:55 PM Keynote Address at the NJFB Annual Dinner
8:30 PM - 11:30 PM Transit to Washington, D.C.
November 13, 2018 Tuesday
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM (b) (5) Deliberative
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM California Fire Update
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Transit to the White House
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM (b) (5) Deliberative
Attendees: Secretary Perdue
Director Mulvaney
Larry Kudlow
Kevin Hassett (dial-in)
Dial-in: Participant Dial-In: (202) 395-6392
Participant Code:(b) (6)
6 0006 November 13, 2018 Continued Tuesday
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Transit to USDA
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch/Office Time
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Briefing before Tree Memorial Ceremony
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Meet and Greet with(b) (6) (b) (6)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Pre-briefing for Biotech Stakeholder Meeting
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Briefing before meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Wehrum
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Wehrum Re:RFS/E-15
Bill Wehrum and Mandy Gunasekara
USDA participants:
The Secretary
Ray Starling
Deputy Secretary
Rob Johansson
Seth Meyer
7 0007 November 14, 2018 Wednesday
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Overview: Administrative Burden Issues in Farm Bill
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM CA Fire Supplemental Language
11:00 AM - 11:35 AM Biotech Stakeholders Meeting -- 200A Conference Room A group of animal biotechnology stakeholders to have a conversation with the Secretary about the promise of genome editing in livestock breeding, the perceived hurdles (regulatory and otherwise) in the United States, and opportunities emerging overseas that would put our producers at a disadvantage.
ࢂ Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, Ph.D. Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis- YES
ࢂ Plus one: Dr. James Murray, department chair from the Department of Animal Science
ࢂ Daniel Kovich, DVM, MPH, Director of Science and Technology, National Pork Producers Council- YES
ࢂ No plus one requested
ࢂ Dr. Nicolas Kalaitzandonakes, Ph.D. Endowed Professor of Agricultural Economics, U of Missouri- YES ࢂ Barbara Glenn, Ph.D., CEO, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture- YES
ࢂ Plus one: Aline DeLucia
ࢂ Dana O’Brien, Executive VP, Food&Agriculture, BIO- YES
ࢂ Plus One: Clint Nesbitt
ࢂ Tammy Lee Stanoch, Chief Administrative Officer, Recombinetics- YES
ࢂ Plus one: Mitch Abrahamsen
ࢂ Jack Bobo, VP Global Policy & Government Affairs, Intrexon- YES
8 0008 November 14, 2018 Continued Wednesday
ࢂ Plus one: Todd Bixby, Director of Technology and Innovation
ࢂ Steve Brody, Global Director, Regulatory Government Affairs, Genus- YES
ࢂ No plus one requested
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM Walk to South Building Recording Studio
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM Video Recordings Thanksgiving Video
Intern Video
CFC Campaign Video-Video highlighting the Combined Federal Campaign kickoff (CFC). CFC will be kicking off officially for USDA on November 5th (and runs through the month of January). This message to USDA staff will encoure them to contribute to the charity of their choice.
12:10 PM - 12:15 PM Walk to Ag Connections Cafe
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Transit to Capitol Hill
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting with Congressman Peterson -- 2204 Rayburn House Office Building
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Transit to USDA
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Briefing before CoBank Meeting
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM ERS Overview and Realignment Update
9 0009 November 14, 2018 Continued Wednesday
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Florida/Alabama/Georgia Trip Overview
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Scheduling Meeting
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Briefing before call with Senator Roberts
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM Call with Senator Roberts The Secretary will call (b) (6) .
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Drop By Kip Tom- Mr. Tom has been nominated to be the U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome so he is liasing with all the international food organizations there. (b) (5) Deliberative
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Transit to the National Archives
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM New Member Reception hosted by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy -- The National Archives- 7th Street and Constitution NW 6:30pm Private Archives tour and document viewing
7:00pm private reception
November 15, 2018 Thursday
6:15 AM - 7:30 AM (b) (6)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM SES Follow Up Briefing
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Rural Prosperity Council Briefing
10 0010 November 15, 2018 Continued Thursday
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Rural Prosperity Council Meeting drop by -- 104-A
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Forestry Briefing
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Foreign Assistance Briefing/ATP Briefing -- 5B
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM FNCS Policy Time
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Catch up with Ray and Blake
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Transit to DCA
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM AA 4504 Depart DCA at 8:00pm, arrive TLH at 10:24pm
10:30 PM - 11:30 PM RON (b) (6)
November 16, 2018 Friday
All Day Florida/Alabama
6:05 AM - 6:30 AM Team Breakfast
6:30 AM - 6:45 AM Transit to Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) -- 3266 Capital Circle Southwest
11 0011 November 16, 2018 Continued Friday
6:50 AM - 7:15 AM Pre-flight Safety Briefing with Florida Department of Agriculture
7:15 AM - 8:05 AM Helo Tour of Disaster Area
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Land at Rex Lumber -- 18601 County Road 12
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM Tour of Rex Lumber
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Listening Session with Private Forestry Stakeholders -- Rex Lumber Conference Room
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Press Gaggle
9:45 AM - 10:55 AM Transit to McAllister Farms -- (b) (6)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Driving Tour of McAllister Farms
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Roundtable with Representative Roby, Commissioner McMillian, and AL Agriculture Producers
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Press Gaggle
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Transit to Seminole Stockyard Inc. -- 5061 GA-91
1:50 PM - 3:00 PM Luncheon with Commissioner Black and GA Agriculture Leaders -- Seminole Stockyard Sale Barn
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Press Gaggle
November 19, 2018 Monday
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM Transit to Commerce Club
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (b) (6)
12 0012 November 20, 2018 Tuesday
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Press Call with Secretary Zinke
Below is the call-in information for the press call with Sec. Zinke. You can call in about a minute or two before noon.
The briefing document is the last item attached to this email. The other documents are the same as sent yesterday.
Call-in Number: Host Dial-In: (888) 428-4474 (You will not need a Leader Code, if they ask for it) Confirmation Number: (b) (6)
Attached please find three documents for briefing purposes:
• Talking points on what the Administration would like to see in the Farm Bill. • A list of advancements using 2018 Omnibus authorities. • Fire situation report as of 11:30 a.m. Monday (will send a new one if it comes in by noon).\
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM Radio call: Jeff Wagner
This is a radio show in Milwaukee, set for 3:06 p.m.
topic: forest management tools we want to see in the Farm Bill.
Call-in number is (b) (6)
November 25, 2018 Sunday
8:31 AM - 10:45 AM DL 1659 Departing ATL at 8:31am, Arriving SMF at 10:45am
November 26, 2018 Monday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM California
13 0013 November 26, 2018 Continued Monday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Transit to Butte County Service Center -- 150 Chuck Yeager Way
3:45 PM - 4:25 PM Internal USDA Fire Brief
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM Transit to Paradise Alliance Church -- 6491 Clark Road
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM Community Meeting with Community Leaders and USDA/USFS Employees
6:20 PM - 7:30 PM Driving Tour of Paradise
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Transit to (b) (6)
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Team Dinner
November 27, 2018 Tuesday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM California Please See Above
12:30 AM - 2:30 AM RON (b) (6)
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Transit to Fox 40 Studios -- 4655 Fruitridge Road
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM In-Studio Media Hit
10:00 AM - 11:25 AM Transit to the Funks Reservoir -- 39°21′18″N 122°20′29″W / Maxwell Sites Road, Exit 586 (off I-5)
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Reservoir Sites Project Overview
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Transit to Sites Project Authority Office -- 122 Old Highway 99 West
12:10 PM - 1:05 PM Reservoir Project Briefing with Secretary Zinke, RD James, and Water Stakeholders
1:05 PM - 1:20 PM Press Availability with Secretary Zinke and RD James
14 0014 November 27, 2018 Continued Tuesday
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Transit to Strain Ranches -- 6360 Hahn Road
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Roundtable with CA Producers
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM Tour of Pistachio Farm
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM Press Gaggle
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Transit to Sacramento International Airport -- 6900 Airport Blvd.
5:10 PM - 11:47 PM UA 282 Departing SMF at 2:10pm, Arriving ORD at 8:08pm, Connecting to UA 788, Departing ORD at 9:00pm, Arriving DCA at 11:47pm
November 28, 2018 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Office Time
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Meeting with Lauren and Taylor
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Briefing Time before CCC Board Meeting
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Drop by: (b) (6)
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Meeting with Stephen Vaden
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Briefing before call with Ed Schafer (b) (5) Deliberative
15 0015 November 28, 2018 Continued Wednesday
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Call with Ed Schafer, Former Ag Secretary The Secretary will call (b) (6)
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Farm Bill Update
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Call with Chairman Conaway The Secretary will call Chairman Conaway’s cell: (b) (6)
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM (b) (6)
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Briefing before call with Ambassador Lighthizer
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Call with Ambassador Lighthizer Re: APAC/ATAC
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM NIFA Policy Time--NCR Functions
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Transit to the White House
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM White House Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony -- The White House Ellipse
November 29, 2018 Thursday
6:15 AM - 7:30 AM (b) (6)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM International Trip Look Ahead
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Policy Time - Cornell
16 0016 November 29, 2018 Continued Thursday
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Briefing before Congressional Calls 11:15am Rep Pearce
11:30am Senator Heitkamp
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Call with Representative Pearce Topic: to thank him for all the work he’s done on behalf of New Mexico the last couple of years
The Secretary will call (b) (6)
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Call with Senator Heitkamp Follow up from Ed Shaeffer call on ND Roads Access Litigation
The Secretary will call the Senator at (b) (6)
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Briefing before call with UK Secretary of State Michael Gove
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Call with UK Secretary of State Michael Gove
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Update on the Farm Bill -- 200A Conference Room
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM WHIP Update
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Budget Passback Briefing Time
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Congressman Meadows Christmas Tree Presentation Attending with Wayne King, Deputy COS
November 30, 2018 Friday
6:15 AM - 7:30 AM (b) (6)
17 0017 November 30, 2018 Continued Friday
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Briefing before call with Director Mulvaney
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Call with Director Mulvaney (b) (5) Deliberative
The Secretary will call the Director’s direct line at (b) (6) .
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Check-In with the Deputy Came out of AFR report to discuss outstanding challenges
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees Briefing Charter Renewal
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Briefing before Media Interviews
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM USMCA Media with SInclair Broadcasting
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Strategy Travel Meeting January/February
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM NAP (Noninsured Crop Disaster Program) Briefing
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM Transit to the White House
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM White House Holiday Tour with Family
December 1, 2018 Saturday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM DL 639 Departing DCA at 8:00am, Arriving ATL at 9:57am
10:15 PM - 11:45 PM DL 2612 Departing ATL at 10:15pm, arriving DCA at 11:49pm
18 0018 December 3, 2018 Monday
8:45 AM - 10:51 AM UA 1440 Departing DCA at 8:45am, Arriving ORD at 9:51am
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Transit to IL Farm Bureau Annual Meeting -- 51 East Monroe Street
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Remarks at the IL Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Roundtable and Lunch
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Transit to DTN Ag Summit -- 200 N Columbus Dr.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Keynote Speech During First General Session
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Press Gaggle
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM Transit to Chicago O’Hare International Airport
5:00 PM - 6:59 PM UA 3711 Departing ORD at 4:00pm, Arriving DCA at 6:59pm
December 4, 2018 Tuesday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
7:15 AM - 7:30 AM Transit to USDA
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM (b) (6)
19 0019 December 4, 2018 Continued Tuesday
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Remarks to the FSA State Directors -- JW Marriott - 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Transit to Capitol Hill
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM View Lying in State of George Herbert Walker Bush
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Transit to USDA
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Call with Speaker Ryan Re: Farm Bill
The Speaker will call the Secretary at (b) (6)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Call with Chris Liddell (b) (5) Deliberative
Mr. Liddell can call the Secretary at is (b) (6)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM SES Ratings Briefing
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Call with Shahira Knight SP to dial (b) (6)
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting with Bruce Ward and Chuck Leavell • They would like to inform the Secretary of the accomplishments and plans for their TV series for PBS, titled America's Forests with Chuck Leavell. Their episodes to date, aired over 40 times on stations across the country, have developed as a result of our partnerships with the US Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities and many other private sector supporters. The first two episodes featured Oregon and Colorado and we just finished filming in South Carolina.
• They would also like to provide an opportunity to involve the Secretary in helping them focus future programs on Department priorities related to our forests. They would welcome the Secretary's input and suggestions for the upcoming episodes.
20 0020 December 4, 2018 Continued Tuesday
Attendees:
Bruce Ward
Chuck Leavell
Photographer: James Edward Mills
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony -- Whitten Patio 2:00pm Brigette (4th grader) and Nikki (project lead) will be on the front porch to say a quick hello to SP. After he says hi they will go back downstairs and kick the program off while SP gets mic’d up.
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Christmas Video -- Secretary's Office
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Drop by (b) (6)
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Call with Nick Ayers Nick Ayers is going to call the Secretary’s work cell.
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Briefing Before call with new Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Villalobos and Minister MacAulay
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Call with new Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Villalobos
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Call with Minister MacAulay (b) (5) Deliberative
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Reception with FSA/RD State Directors -- The Whitten Patio
21 0021 December 4, 2018 Continued Tuesday
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Call with Kevin Hassett The Secretary will call Kevin on his cell at (b) (6) .
December 5, 2018 Wednesday
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Call with Ambassador Branstad
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Transit to the White House- arrive at lower East Executive Avenue by 8:45am
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Transit to the National Cathedral (from the White House) Buses will depart from the White House for the Cathedral at 9:15 a.m. and return to the White House by 1:30 p.m.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States of America -- Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Transit to the White House
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Transit to USDA (from the White House)
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Hawaii/WGA MOU Overview
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM FNCS Policy Time
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM EY Criteria Briefing
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Briefing before call with Senator Hoeven
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Call with Senator Hoeven Topic: ND section lines dispute
The Secretary will call the Senator’s cell at (b) (6) .
22 0022 December 5, 2018 Continued Wednesday
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Visit with Brian Klippenstein
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Farewell to Brian Klip -- 200A Conference Room
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM (b) (6)
6:30 PM - 7:20 PM (b) (6)
Contact: (b) (6) (b) (6)
7:20 PM - 7:45 PM (b) (6)
7:45 PM - 9:15 PM (b) (6)
(b) (6)
December 6, 2018 Thursday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:40 AM - 2:20 PM UA 2154 Departing IAD at 8:40am, Arriving LAX at 11:20am
4:12 PM - 10:00 PM UA 1431 Departing LAX at 1:12pm, Arriving HNL at 5:00pm
December 7, 2018 Friday
2:00 AM - 4:30 AM RON (b) (6)
11:30 AM - 11:56 AM Transit to Pearl Harbor Visitor Center -- 1 Arizona Memorial Place
23 0023 December 7, 2018 Continued Friday
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Mix and Mingle in VIP Green Room
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 77th Anniversary National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM Transfer to Green Room to Prepare for U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Floral Tribute
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Floral Tribute on U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM Transit to Sugarland Farms -- 94-877 Kunia Road
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM Tour of Sugarland Farms
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM Lunch Discussion with Local HI Farmers and Producers -- Sugarland Farms Office Porch
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Press Gaggle
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Transfer to Bayer Agroscience Facility -- 95-520 Kunia Road
5:10 PM - 6:00 PM Driving Tour of Bayer Agroscience Farms
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM Press Gaggle
6:15 PM - 6:40 PM Transit to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) -- 300 Rodgers Boulevard
8:41 PM - 9:30 PM HA 178 Departing HNL at 3:41pm, Arriving KOA at 4:30pm
December 10, 2018 Monday
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Congressional Calls Re: Farm Bill
5:50am HI/10:50am EST: Rep. Gianforte at (b) (6)
6:00AM Call with Sarah Sanders
6:15am HI/11:15am EST: Rep. Rice at 641-715-0643, (b) (6) 24 0024 December 10, 2018 Continued Monday (conference line)
6:30am HI/11:30am EST: Rep. Mooney at (b) (6)
6:40am HI/11:40am EST: Rep. Palmer at (b) (6)
6:50am HI/ 11:50am EST Rep. Walker (b) (6)
7:00am HI/12:00pm EST: Rep. Griffith at (b) (6) (Emily Zavrel?s number, will conference in the Rep)
7:15am HI/12:15pm EST: Rep. Hartzler at (b) (6)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Call with Sarah Sanders Sarah Sanders will call the Secretary’s work cell
December 11, 2018 Tuesday
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Republican Conference Call Re: Farm Bill
12:45 PM - 12:45 PM Arrive at Pahoa Neighborhood Facility -- 15-3022 Kauhale Street
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM Background and Overview of Volcano Eruption and Damage
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Driving Tour of Fissure 8 Lava Damage Through Leilani Estates
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Transit to WH Shipman Ltd. Papaya Field -- Keaau, HI 96749
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Driving Tour of Farms on WH Shipman Leased Land
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Roundtable Discussion with Papaya Growers, Orchid Growers, and Hawaii Ag Leadership -- WH Shipman Conference Room
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Press Gaggle
25 0025 December 12, 2018 Wednesday
12:15 PM - 12:15 PM Arrive at the Fairmont Orchid Hotel -- 1 N Kaniku Drive
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Meeting with Governor Kate Brown (OR) -- Orchid Conference Room
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Meeting with Governor Steve Bullock (MT) -- Orchid Conference Room
3:10 PM - 4:45 PM Hold Time/Governor Meetings
6:30 PM - 11:48 PM UA 1205 Departing KOA at 1:25pm, Arriving LAX at 8:43pm
December 13, 2018 Thursday
12:30 AM - 5:29 AM UA 1701 Departing LAX at 9:30pm, Arriving BWI at 5:29am
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch/Office Time
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Check in with Ray and Ken
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Briefing Before Broadband Event
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Announcement on Broadband Funding Availability -- 107A There will be a press gaggle following the event in 108A*
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM White House Christmas Video White House Digital is asking your Cabinet Members’ help on a video message from President Trump to our troops. Video would feature a compilation of the Cabinet and the President saying thank you and Merry Christmas to our nation’s servicemembers.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ATP Proposal Update
26 0026 December 13, 2018 Continued Thursday
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM FNCS Policy Time
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM E&Y Update
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Transit to the Hay Adams -- Test
7:15 PM - 7:30 PM Transit to the Department of Interior
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM The Department of Interior Christmas Party Hosted by Secretary Zinke -- Dept. of Interior- 1849 C Street, N.W. (Immediate Office of the Secretary)
December 14, 2018 Friday
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM (b) (5) Deliberative
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Meet and Greet/Photo with NC State FFA Officers Nicholas Oldham
Max Hagaman
Ty Meyer
John Clark
Jason Davis
Justin Daniel
Anna Young
Daniel Toole
Kaleb Wilson
27 0027 December 14, 2018 Continued Friday
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Drop by (b) (6)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Briefing before USDA/COE/WH Check in
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Transit to the White House
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM USDA/COE/WH Check in -- The Roosevelt Room USDA
Secretary Sonny Perdue
Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky
Don Bice, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration
Gary Washington, CIO
WH
Jared Kushner – TBD
Chris Liddell
Matt Lira
Sean Casey
GSA
Administrator Emily Murphy
Bob DeLuca
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Annual Cabinet Secretaries Secretary's Club Lunch -- The Blair House The hosts for this year’s luncheon include: Jack Block, Jim Burnley, Dan Glickman, Barbara Franklin, Craig Fuller, Ed Harper, Don Hodel, Mike Johanns, Jim McIntyre, Jim Miller, Alice Rivlin, Donna Shalala, William Webster, Togo West, Jr., Joe Wright; and, Bennett Coyne Stichman 28 0028 December 14, 2018 Continued Friday (Marshall Coyne’s grandson).
A reminder: all guests will be screened by passing through a magnetometer. Guests will enter at 704 Jackson Place. At this entrance, it is easiest for guests to be dropped at H Street and Jackson Place – Decatur House – and walk down to 704 Jackson Place.
12:00 to 12:30 – reception 12:30 seat 12:40 welcome and invocation/benediction Around 1:20 – when dessert is being served, attendees can if they wish provide a prediction for 2019. This is not mandatory. Predictions vary widely – Army beats Navy, the Nats will go to the world series, Jack Block a former Ag Secretary and hog farmer always predicts that hog prices will go up next year. 1:45-2:00 – conclusion
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Transit to USDA
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Swearing in for Stephen Vaden -- The Whitten Patio
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Transit to the White House
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
DATE/TIME/LENGTH OF PARTICIPATION: Friday, December 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM (30 min)
INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS:
General John Kelly, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture
Director Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget
Christopher Liddell, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination
29 0029 December 14, 2018 Continued Friday
Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Transit to USDA
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Briefing before Meeting with Governor Dunleavy
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Meeting with Governor Dunleavy of Alaska Senior Policy Advisor Brett Huber will also attend
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Office of Customer Experience/ Government Shutdown
December 15, 2018 Saturday
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Transit to Centreville MD Arrive no later than 1pm
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM(b) (6)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (b) (6)
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM (b) (6)
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Transit Home
December 16, 2018 Sunday
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Transit to DC
30 0030 December 17, 2018 Monday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Briefing before Breakfast with Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Villalobos
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Breakfast with Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Villalobos
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Briefing before Call with Congressman Thompson
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Call with Congressman Glenn Thompson (b) (5) Deliberative
Dial-in Number: 712-451-0504, Access code: (b) (6)
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Call with Senator Grassley Topic: H2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate Freeze Language
The Secretary will call the Senator at (b) (6)
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Briefing before USTR Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM USMCA Lunch with Ambassador Lighthizer and Team -- Ag Connections Cafe USTR Participants:
Ambassador Lighthizer
Amb. CJ Mahoney
Amb. Gregg Doud
Jamieson Greer (COS)
Stephen Vaughn (general counsel)
Sharon Bomer
Leslie Yang
31 0031 December 17, 2018 Continued Monday
USDA Participants:
The Secretary
Ray
Ted
Jason
Ken
Bob Spitzer
Kristy Goodfellow
Leo Roytman
Rebecca Rasdall
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM HR Briefing Time
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Briefing before Meeting with Senator Feinstein
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM FPAC Personnel Briefing
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Drop by: (b) (6) -- The Whitten Patio
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Transit to the White House
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM Transit to Farmers and Distillers
32 0032 December 17, 2018 Continued Monday
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM (b) (6)
December 18, 2018 Tuesday
All Day Nashville
5:10 AM - 5:40 AM Transit to DCA
6:20 AM - 8:20 AM WN 1355 Departing DCA at 6:20am, Arriving BNA at 7:20am
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Transfer to Wilson County Exposition Center -- 945 East Baddour Parkway
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Agriculture and Business Leader Breakfast Roundtable
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM HOLD for one-on-one interview, briefing time, or meeting with Acting Administrator Wheeler
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tennessee Farm Bureau WOTUS Stakeholder Summit
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Media Availability
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Depart Wilson County Exposition Center for Nashville International Airport (BNA)
2:20 PM - 3:55 PM WN 718 Departing BNA at 1:20pm, Arriving DCA at 3:55pm
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Transit to USDA
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Meeting with Joe Doyle
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Transit to (b) (6)
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Dinner (b) (6)
33 0033 December 19, 2018 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Office Time
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM FSIS Policy Time discuss an emerging public health issue
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM FNCS Policy Time
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Transit to Hart Senate Office Building
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Meeting with Senator Feinstein -- Senate Hart 331
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Transit to USDA
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM ERS Update
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Briefing before Meeting with Director Weichert
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Staff Christmas Potluck -- 200A Conference Room
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Call with Administrator McMahon The Secretary will call Administrator McMahon on her cell at (b) (6) .
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting with Director Weichert (b) (5) Deliberative
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Annual Ethics Training
34 0034 December 19, 2018 Continued Wednesday
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM R&P Boards
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Briefing before Meeting with Mike McCloskey
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Meeting with Mike McCloskey, Chairman of Fair Oaks Dairy
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM FNCS Briefing before Media Call
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Walk to South Building
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Video Production
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Press Call with Secretary and FNS to brief press on ABAWD rule -- South Building Call Run of show:
• USDA radio staff will open the call and introduce Secretary Perdue.
• Secretary Perdue gives statement and may depart at the conclusion of his remarks.
• USDA radio staff introduces Brandon Lipps.
• Brandon Lipps runs through details of proposed rule.
• Brandon Lipps takes technical questions.
• USDA radio staff concludes call.
December 20, 2018 Thursday
6:10 AM - 6:40 AM Transit to the White House
35 0035 December 20, 2018 Continued Thursday
7:00 AM - 7:20 AM FOX Business Media Hit- Mornings with Maria -- The White House Pebble Beach
7:20 AM - 7:40 AM Bloomberg Media Hit -- The White House Pebble Beach
7:45 AM - 7:55 AM Transit to USDA
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM Farm Bill Media Hits -- 200A/200A Conference
• Breitbart Radio – 8:15am Phone Interview (personal office)
• Gray TV – 8:30am on Camera Interview (200A Conference)
• Nexstar – 8:45am on Camera Interview (ceremonial office)
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Call with Senator Baldwin (b) (5) Deliberative
The Secretary will call (b) (6)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Regional Trade Promotion Groups
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM (b) (5) Deliberative
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Customer Experience Briefing
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Meeting with Bruce Fogerty of EarthX
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Check in with Ray and Blake
36 0036 December 20, 2018 Continued Thursday
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Leadership Summit Briefing
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Farm Bill Signing Ceremony Briefing
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Transit to the White House
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Farm Bill Signing Ceremony -- South Court Auditorium at the White House
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Transit to USDA
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Transit to Dinner
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Dinner at (b) (6)
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM RON (b) (6)
December 21, 2018 Friday
All Day OTR
December 22, 2018 Saturday
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM HOLD DL 2756 Departing DCA at 7am, Arriving ATL at 9:02am
December 29, 2018 Saturday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR
37 0037 December 30, 2018 Sunday
All Day OTR Please See Above
December 31, 2018 Monday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR Please See Above
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Shutdown Conference Call Call in number: 888-844-9904
PIN: (b) (6)
HOST:(b) (6)
(The Deputy will call in as host)
3:00 PM - 4:24 PM DL 749 Departing JAN at 2:00pm, Arriving ATL at 4:24pm
January 1, 2019 Tuesday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR
January 2, 2019 Wednesday
All Day OTR Please See Above
January 3, 2019 Thursday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR Please See Above
January 5, 2019 Saturday
7:15 AM - 9:00 AM LF 3101 Departs MCN at 7:15am, arrives BWI at 9am
38 0038 January 7, 2019 Monday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Catch up with Ray and Blake
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Subcabinet Shutdown Update -- 200A Conference Room
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FNCS Shutdown Update -- 200A Conference Room
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Catch up with Undersecretary Northey
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM SNAP Update -- 200 A Conference Room
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Briefing before Call with Governor Holcomb
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Call with Governor Holcomb of Indiana Secretary Perdue will dial Governor Holcomb on his cell at (b) (6) (b) (5) Deliberative
January 8, 2019 Tuesday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Call with U/S McKinney and Jason -- Secretary's Personal Office SP to dial Ted’s cell (+(b) (6) ).
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Catch Up with Undersecretary Ibach
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Briefing before Meeting with Administrator McMahon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Meeting with Administrator McMahon Pradeep Belur, COS will accompany the Administrator
39 0039 January 8, 2019 Continued Tuesday
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM FNCS Update
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Scheduling Update
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Briefing before Meeting with Outdoor Recreation Group
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting with Leadership of the Outdoor Recreation Industry -- 200A Conference Room
Leadership of recreation industry – CEOs of recreation, RV, snowmobile, apparel, and outdoor associations – who want to partner with USDA and the Forest Service to ensure that even more Americans enjoy our national forests. Of course, they also want us to ensure that recreation is a high priority for our Forest Service investments (e.g., roads, campgrounds, facilities, etc.).
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Catch up with U/S Hubbard
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Office Time
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Briefing before SNAP Press Call
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM SNAP Press Call -- Location TBD
40 0040 January 9, 2019 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Office Time
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Catch up with Blake and Ray
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM FOIA/Oversight Briefing
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Catch up with Anne Hazlett
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Food Aid Briefing
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Briefing before NASDA Executive Committee
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM NASDA Executive Committee Meeting The purpose of the meeting would be to discuss their priority issues for 2019, as well as to follow up on key issues we have worked with USDA on over the past year (such as our Tri-National Accord meeting with Canada and Mexico and FSMA implementation.)
Attendees:
Secretary Jeff Witte, New Mexico (NASDA President)
Commissioner Doug Goehring (NASDA Vice-President) *NEW*
Commissioner Ryan Quarles, Kentucky (NASDA Second Vice-president)
Dr. Barb Glenn, CEO, NASDA
Nathan Bowen, Executive Director, Public Policy, NASDA
41 0041 January 9, 2019 Continued Wednesday
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM GA Fruit and Vegetable Awards/Farm Bureau Trip Briefing
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Catch up with Stephen Vaden
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Briefing before call with Senator Hoeven
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Call with Senator Hoeven The Secretary will call the Senator’s cell at (b) (6)
(b) (5) Deliberative 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
January 10, 2019 Thursday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Transit to BWI
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Contour Flight 3102, Departing BWI at 9:30am, MCN at 11:25am
January 11, 2019 Friday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR Please See Above
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM TBD Drive to Savannah
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM RON (b) (6)
January 12, 2019 Saturday
All Day Keynote Speech at the GA Fruit and Vegetable Awards Breakfast (Savannah)
42 0042 January 12, 2019 Continued Saturday
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Arrive at Harborview Ballroom -- The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa Harborview Ballroom
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast and program begins
Program: Welcome Intro of Special Guests Comments by Congressman Carter Presentation and Recognition
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Commissioner Gary Black introduces the Secretary
8:35 AM - 9:05 AM Deliver Remarks, followed by Q&A
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Walk trade show floor w/ Commissioner Hugh Weathers and Commissioner Gary Black
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Transit
January 13, 2019 Sunday
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM DL 3282 Departing ATL at 4:21pm, Arriving MSY at 4:57pm
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM Transit to (b) (6)
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (b) (6)
9:30 PM - 10:00 PM RON (b) (6)
43 0043 January 14, 2019 Monday
6:45 AM - 7:00 AM Transit to FOX8 New Orleans Studio
7:15 AM - 7:30 AM Live In-Studio Interview with FOX8 -- 1025 South Jefferson Davis Parkway New Orleans, LA 70130
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Transit to Satellite Center Studio
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Live FOX Business TV Interview on Mornings with Maria -- Satellite Center Studio 2535 Williams Boulevard Kenner, LA 70062
8:15 AM - 8:40 AM Transit to Ernest Morial Convention
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM Arrive at Ernest Morial Convention Center and proceed to trade show floor
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Live TV Interview with RFDTV -- Trade Show Floor
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM Trade show floor time / HOLD time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Working breakfast with Zippy Duvall and Executive Committee -- Room 236
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM THE SECRETARY and Zippy Duvall depart in truck for Air Force 1 arrival at airport
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM AF1 Arrives and THE SECRETARY and Zippy Duvall greets POTUS
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM THE SECRETARY rides with POTUS to Ernest Morial Convention Center
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM POTUS gives remarks
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM THE SECRETARY gives remarks and introduces POTUS
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM THE SECRETARY will depart with POTUS- Transit to AF1 Departure
44 0044 January 14, 2019 Continued Monday
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Flight back to DC on AF1
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Arrive at Joint Base Andrews
January 15, 2019 Tuesday
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM FSA Briefing Time -- 200A Conference Room
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Catch up with the Deputy
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM OCR Shutdown Update
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Retailer Data Briefing
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Calls
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Meeting with Ray, the Deputy and Brooke
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Office Time
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM FSA and OMB Follow up -- 200A Conference Room
January 16, 2019 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Office Time
45 0045 January 16, 2019 Continued Wednesday
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Media Prep
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Media Time -- 200A
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Swearing in Matt Lohr
Attendees:
(b) (6) -wife
(b) (6) -father
(b) (6) -mother
(b) (6) -sister
(b) (6) -niece
(b) (6) -farm manager
(b) (6) -daughter
(b) (6) -son
(b) (6) -daughter
(b) (6) -son
(b) (6) -daughter
(b) (6) -daughter
(b) (6)
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Subcabinet Meeting -- 200A Conference
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Transit to the White House
46 0046 January 16, 2019 Continued Wednesday
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Bill Signing with POTUS- S. 24 – the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 -- The White House- The Oval Office List of Invited Participants: Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury Matthew Whitaker, Acting Attorney General, Department of Justice David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Russ Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Robert Lighthizer, Ambassador of U.S. Trade Representative Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Transit to USDA
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Briefing before Farm Credit Briefing
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Farm Credit Briefing Kathy Huestess, CEO, ArborOne Farm Credit, Florence, SC
Mark Jensen, CEO, Farm Credit Services of America (Omaha, NE) and Frontier Farm Credit (Manhattan, KS)
Marc Knisely, CEO, AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Fargo, ND
Howard Olsen, Chief Credit Officer, AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Fargo, ND
Jeff Shipp, EVP, Farm Credit Council, Washington, DC
Todd Van Hoose, CEO, Farm Credit Council, Washington, DC
provide an update on credit conditions for farmers. As I mentioned, we are monitoring the situation closely and believe there are a number of farmers who will not be able to continue through the loan renewal process this year. We hope to provide the Secretary and his team insight into the situation and have a discussion about what we expect this year and beyond. 47 0047 January 16, 2019 Continued Wednesday
We were just successful in setting up briefings for the House and Senate Agriculture Committees on Thursday, Jan. 17.
They will present the views on credit conditions in the parts of the country most impacted by current ag economic difficulties (Midwest grain areas) and those most impacted by hurricanes this past fall (the Carolinas and Georgia).
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM NRCS Briefing
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM SNAP Update
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Office Time
January 17, 2019 Thursday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Script Overview before Video
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Video Recording Southern Seed Association 100th annual conference
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Catch up with Anne Hazlett
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Catch up with Carmen Rottenberg
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM OMB Update
48 0048 January 17, 2019 Continued Thursday
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Pizza with staff -- 200A Conference Room
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM Transit to DCA
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM AA 5244 Departing DCA at 12:59pm, arriving CAE at 2:29pm
January 18, 2019 Friday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR
January 19, 2019 Saturday
All Day OTR Please See Above
January 20, 2019 Sunday
All Day OTR Please See Above
January 21, 2019 Monday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR Please See Above
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM AA 5122 Departing CAE 9:02am, arriving DCA 10:38am
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM FSA Office Update Call Call in: 888.844.9904
Access Code: (b) (6)
January 22, 2019 Tuesday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
49 0049 January 22, 2019 Continued Tuesday
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Catch up with Blake
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Subcabinet Shutdown Update -- 200A Conference
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM FSA Briefing & Media/Congressional Call Prep Time
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Briefing before Meeting with Biogenic CO2 Coalition Members
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Biogenic CO2 Coalition Members Meeting -- 200A Conference Room Meeting with the Biogenic CO2 Coalition leaders to discuss the emerging bioeconomy’s promise for rural America, as well as regulatory barriers to its development. Coalition members: American Bakers association, American Farm Bureau, Corn Refiners Association, Enginuity Worldwide, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Cottonseed Products Association, National Oilseed Processors Association, and North American Millers’ Association.
Attendees:
• John Bode, President & CEO, CRA
• James McCarthy, President & CEO, NAMA
• Tom Hammer, President & CEO, NOPA
• Andrew Walmsley, Director, Congressional Relations, AFBF
• Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative, NCC
• Rasma Zvanders, Vice President, Regulatory & Technical Services
• Kathy Bergren, Director of Public Policy, NCGA
• Kyle Harris, Director, Environmental Affairs, CRA
• Max Williamson, Coalition Counsel, Williamson Law + Policy
50 0050 January 22, 2019 Continued Tuesday
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM Congressional Calls Bishop- Confirmed for 12:35pm
The Secretary will call his cell is (b) (6)
Hoeven- Confirmed for 12:45pm
The Secretary will call the Senator’s cell at (b) (6)
Conaway- Confirmed for 12:50pm/12:55pm
The Secretary will call Conaway’s cell at (b) (6)
Roberts- Confirmed for 1:20pm
The Secretary will call the office at (b) (6)
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Media Time 1:30pm – Farm Broadcasters (Max Armstrong) PHONE personal small office
1:45pm – RFDTV (Sarah Mock) CAMERA ceremonial office
2:00pm – Sinclair (Michelle Macaluso) CAMERA conference room
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Catch up with U/S McKinney
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Office Time
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Call with Chairman Peterson The Secretary will call Congressman Peterson directly at (b) (6)
January 23, 2019 Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Catch up with Blake and Ray
51 0051 January 23, 2019 Continued Wednesday
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Catch up with U/S Hubbard
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Video Production February 5, 2019 – Steve Crouch; Georgia Agribusiness Council Annual Meeting at the American Hotel a DoubleTree By Hilton in Atlanta. At the annual meeting, members present the current events pertaining to ag, and more specifically, how GAC is addressing those issues. There will be about 250 attendees This gathering is an opportunity for members to connect with other members, become educated on the issues, and to see how they can get more involved. The Secretary could (b) (5) Deliberative
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Catch up with U/S Ibach
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Meeting with TJ Wilson Re: OCX
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Walk to South Building
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM NRCS Drop by- Leadership meeting and Conference Call with State Conservationists -- 5th Floor, 2nd wing, South Bldg Participants:
2:00 – 2:30 pm 5th Floor, 2nd wing, South Bldg (5104)
52 0052 January 23, 2019 Continued Wednesday
2:30 – 2:40 Open State Conservationist VTC**(5006)
2:45 – 3:05 Meet with team of staff working on Farm Bill implementation
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3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Walk to Office
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Catch up with Brandon Lipps
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Office Time
January 24, 2019 Thursday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
7:15 AM - 7:30 AM Transit to the (b) (6), (b) (7)(C), (b) (7)(F)
(b) (6), (b) (7)(C), (b) (7)(F) 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM House Members Bible Study --
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Transit to USDA
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Office Time
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM ATP Briefing
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM NRCS Shutdown Discussion
53 0053 January 24, 2019 Continued Thursday
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Walk to the South Building
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Drop by: USDA Mail Room Staff and Office of Operations Staff -- South Building- Room 0400 (Basement, 4th wing)
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Walk to Office
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch/Office Time
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Update with Rob Johansson
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM FNCS Policy Time
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Transit to Winder building
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer -- USTR- Winder building – 600 17th Street NW
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Transit to USDA
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Follow up to meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer
January 25, 2019 Friday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Meeting with (b) (6)
(b) (6) (b) (6)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Briefing before USMCA Meeting
54 0054 January 25, 2019 Continued Friday
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM USMCA Meeting Attendees:
John Bode, Corn Refiners Association
Ryan Findlay, American Soybean Association
Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers Association
Chuck Conner, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Julie Anna Potts, North American Meat Institute
Nick Giordano, National Pork Producers
Michael Dykes, International Dairy Foods Association
Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Meeting with Tameka Owens, Acting COO of FNS
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM POTUS Event in the Rose Garden
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Transit to USDA
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Briefing before meeting with Governor Gordon of Wyoming
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Meeting with Governor Gordon of Wyoming -- 200A Conference Room
The Policy Director, Renny MacKay will be attending with Governor
Topics for discussion: Bark Beetles, fire suppression, farm projects.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Border Trip Update
55 0055 January 25, 2019 Continued Friday
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Shutdown Update -- SP office
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Office Time
January 27, 2019 Sunday
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Arrival at (b) (6)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (b) (6) (b) (6)
January 28, 2019 Monday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:05 AM - 8:15 AM Check in with Ray and Blake
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Back Pay Update and Overtime Impacted Employees Discussion
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Video Script Overview
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Catch up with Ken Barbic
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Security Detail Swearing In -- 107A
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Walk to South Building
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Walk to Office
56 0056 January 28, 2019 Continued Monday
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting with Joel Baxley
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Catch up with U/S Northey
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Walk Arounds- Yates Building
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Drop by: (b) (6)
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Transit to (b) (6)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (b) (6) (b) (6)
January 29, 2019 Tuesday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Check In with Blake and Ray
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM OCX Roundtable
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Oversight Meeting
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Swearing-in Ceremony -- Ceremonial Office Naomi Earp, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Mindy Brashears, Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety
Scott Hutchins, Deputy Undersecretary for REE
57 0057 January 29, 2019 Continued Tuesday
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Subcabinet Meeting -- 200A Conference Room
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Immigration Update
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Welcome Conversation with Mindy Brashears, Naomi Earp, and Scott Hutchins
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Drop by New Appointees:
Chris Marklund- NRE Chief of Staff- (Hubbard attending)
Helen Langfeldt- RHS Congressional Advisor (Misty attending)
Ashley Smith- RD Confidential Assistant (Misty Attending)
Matt Ziegler- OSEC Advance Lead (Blake attending)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Drop By (b) (6)
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Office Time
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM South Building
January 30, 2019 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Office Time
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Overview of Thrive Study/HR Conversation
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Briefing before meeting with the National Sorghum Growers
58 0058 January 30, 2019 Continued Wednesday
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Meeting with the National Sorghum Growers -- 107A The group will be in town for their annual legislative fly-in. Their delegation will include board leadership, members of their legislative committee and the Leadership Sorghum program along with a scholarship winner.
The purpose of our visit is to discuss farm bill implementation and trade, and NSP leadership would also like to present a sorghum administrative award to Secretary Perdue for his support of U.S. sorghum farmers in 2018 (to be publicly announced at the time of the meeting).
Questions will focus around China/trade, farm bill implementation, and conservation title
Will be introduced by Chairman, Dan Atkinson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Biogenics Briefing
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Briefing before DU Meeting
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Meeting with Ducks Unlimited Members -- The Lincoln Dining Room (3rd Floor of Whitten) Al Montna – Yuba City, CA producer and Ducks Unlimited board member
Michael Scuse – Smyrna, DE former Under Secretary and DU board member
Mike McShane – Charleston, SC DU board member
Nick Wiley – Memphis, TN Chief Conservation Officer, DU
Gildo Tori – Ann Arbor, MI Chief Policy Officer, DU
Kellis Moss – Washington, DC Director of Public Policy, DU
Dale Hall, Ducks Unlimited CEO
Bill Salzman, VP of Govt Relations with Purina
59 0059 January 30, 2019 Continued Wednesday
Generally, we would like to discuss farm bill implementation (conservation title), importance of prairie pothole wetlands to ducks and Ducks Unlimited, and making sure that conservation can add to on farm profitability.
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Drop by: (b) (6)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch with DU Group At USDA -- Ag Connections
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MRP Policy Time
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Transit to EPA
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Meeting with Administrator Wheeler -- EPA EPA Attendees:
Tate Bennett, Michael Molina and/or Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Transit to USDA
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM OCX/OCIO Briefing -- 200A Conference Room- USDA 1. Overview of the work that’s been done (bring in your top two contractors to give a presentation on the contact center and voice of the customer). We can use a room like 221A so we are able to show the Secretary a presentation(s).
2. How do we marry going forward the goals of OCX with OCIO
The presenters will be 2 of the contractors from the COEs. Bob Deluca and Brian Kim
Attendees:
60 0060 January 30, 2019 Continued Wednesday
Gary Washington
Don Bice
Bob Deluca [email protected]
Sandra Dickinson [email protected]
Simchah Suveyke-Bogin [email protected]
Tom Hallaran [email protected]
Brian Kim [email protected]
Brian Whittaker [email protected]
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Catch up with Ray and Blake
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Drop by: Idaho NRCS Staff Kit Tillotson, Steve Becker, Richard Kunau, and Curtis Elke
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Office Time
January 31, 2019 Thursday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Briefing before SUSTA Call
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM SUSTA Conference Call Toll Free number: 800-220-9875
Participant code: (b) (6)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Check In with Scott Hutchins
61 0061 January 31, 2019 Continued Thursday
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM NCBA Timeline Meeting
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Call with Senator Braun The Senator will call the Secretary at (b) (6)
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Meeting with Brooke
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting with Representatives from Kia Motors Corporation -- 200A Conference Room They will show the Secretary their Super Bowl Ad (featuring our new SUV- the Telluride that will be built in West Point, GA), before it runs during the super bowl on Sunday. Secretary Perdue was instrumental in bringing Kia to Georgia while he was Governor.
1). Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Kia Motors America
2). Saad Chehab, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Kia Motors America
3). Stuart Countess, Administration Officer, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG)
4). Christopher Wenk, Vice President, Government Affairs, Kia Motors Corporation
5). KS Kim, Chief Executive Cordinator, Kia Motors Corporation
6). David Malech, General Manager, Government Affairs, Kia Motors Corporation
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Transit to the White House
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM(b) (5) Deliberative INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS: Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff Secretary Mike Pompeo, Department of State Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury 62 0062 January 31, 2019 Continued Thursday Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador John Bolton, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Christopher Liddell, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination Jared Kushner, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade & Manufacturing Policy Sarah Sanders, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Clete Willems, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of National Economic Council Matthew Pottinger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Transit to DCA
5:15 PM - 8:19 PM AA 4574 Departing DCA at 5:15pm, Arriving MSY at 7:19pm
8:30 PM - 8:50 PM Transfer to (b) (6)
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Team Dinner (b) (6)
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM RON (b) (6)
February 1, 2019 Friday
All Day National Cattlemen's Beef Association
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Transfer to NCBA Convention -- Ernest Morial Convention Center
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Media Interviews at NCBA -- Room 205
63 0063 February 1, 2019 Continued Friday
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM Open Media Availability -- Room 208
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Breakfast with NCBA Executive Board. -- Ernest Morial Convention Center Room TBD
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Transfer to Hold Room
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Remarks to Open the Closing General Session -- Ernest Morial Convention Center Great Hall
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Transfer to the Port of New Orleans -- 1350 Port of New Orleans Place
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Tour Port of New Orleans Cold Storage Facility
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Press Gaggle
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM Transfer to USDA National Finance Center -- 13800 Old Gentilly Rd
1:25 PM - 2:10 PM Briefing and Lunch
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM "Thank You" to Employees
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Press Gaggle
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Transfer to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport -- 900 Airline Drive
4:17 PM - 5:48 PM DL 1423 Departing MSY at 3:17pm, Arriving ATL at 5:48pm
64 0064 February 2, 2019 Saturday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR- GA
February 3, 2019 Sunday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR- GA Please See Above
February 4, 2019 Monday
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM DELAYED LF 3101 Departing MNC at 7:15am, Arriving BWI at 9:00am
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Transit to Mandarin Hotel
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Remarks at USA Rice’s Government Affairs Conference -- Mandarin Oriental Hotel | 1330 Maryland Ave. SW., Washington, D.C. 20024
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Drop by: Meeting with Farmer's Rice Cooperative -- 200A Conference Room
Attendees:
Rick Rhody – FRC CEO
Steven Michel – FRC Vp Marketing
Brandon Harder – FRC Gov. Affairs
Herb Holzapfel – FRC Past Chairman
Dennis Clark – FRC Vice Chair
Tom McClellan – FRC Board Member
Ralph Wilkerson – FRC Board Member
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Office Time
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Transit to Dinner
65 0065 February 4, 2019 Continued Monday
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (b) (6)
February 5, 2019 Tuesday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Office Time
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Scheduling Meeting (Travel)
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Communications Strategy Meeting
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Briefing before Meeting with Karen Ross, CA Secretary of Ag
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Meeting with Karen Ross, Secretary of Ag for California Katie Wheeler Matthews will attend with Karen Ross
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Briefing before Meeting with National Association of State Foresters Executive Committee
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Meeting with National Association of State Foresters Executive Committee Attendees:
NASF President and Missouri State Forester, Lisa Allen
NASF Vice-President and South Dakota State Forester, Greg Josten
NASF Treasurer and Arkansas State Forester, Joe Fox
NASF Past President and Washington State Forester, George Geissler
66 0066 February 5, 2019 Continued Tuesday
NASF Executive Director, Jay Farrell
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM - 12:30 PM Briefing before Remarks at FFAR
12:55 PM - 1:00 PM Transit to The Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Remarks at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Foster Our Future Event -- The Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Transit to USDA
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Broadband Briefing Time
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM OGC 2019 Priorities Briefing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Catch up with Tim
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Media Interviews
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Check in with Brandon
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Office Time
6:40 PM - 6:55 PM Transit to Memorial Door, House side of the US Capitol
67 0067 February 5, 2019 Continued Tuesday
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM State of the Union Reception hosted by Leader McCarthy -- H-204
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM State of the Union Address -- Hall of the House
February 6, 2019 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Office Time
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Media Interviews 9am-9:15am briefing time
ࢂ Frank Beckmann – 9:15am (LIVE) ࢂ Big Show – 9:30am (TAPED) ࢂ Dom Giordano – 9:45am (LIVE)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM OPPE Catch up
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Briefing before Ag Retailers Association
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Meeting with Leadership from Ag Retailers Association -- 200A Conference Room
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Media Interview with Bill Edwards
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Contracting Briefing Deep dive on the forest service contracts
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Meeting with Jeff Fuchs and Jeremy Emmert
68 0068 February 6, 2019 Continued Wednesday
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Media Interview with Austin Rhodes, Augusta Talk Radio
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Briefing before Congressional Calls
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Congressional Call Block 3:30pm- Rep. Axne at (b) (6)
3:45pm- Rep. Cox at (b) (6)
4:00pm- Rep. Harder (b) (6)
4:15pm- Rep. Spanberger (b) (6)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Salton Sea Briefing
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Check in with Blake and Lauren
5:15 PM - 6:10 PM Office Time
6:10 PM - 6:30 PM (b) (6)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (b) (6)
February 7, 2019 Thursday
6:45 AM - 7:30 AM Transit to Washington Hilton
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM 67th Annual National Prayer Breakfast -- Washington HIlton, Wahington DC (International Ballroom)
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Transit to USDA
69 0069 February 7, 2019 Continued Thursday
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Scheduling Meeting
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Check in with Tim and Michawn
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Meeting with Johanna (Jeleen) Sindall Re: OCX
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM Briefing before meetings on Capitol Hill
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Meeting with Trammell Crow, Founder of EarthX Tony Kaine, CEO
Bruce Fogerty
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM (b) (6)
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Transit to Capitol Hill
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Meeting with Congressman Bishop -- 2407 Rayburn House Office Building
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Meeting with Senator Hoeven -- 338 Russell Senator Office Building Hoeven staff attending:
LD Dan Auger
LA Brita Endrud
70 0070 February 7, 2019 Continued Thursday
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Transit to USDA
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Media Interview with Erik Erikson, Redstate Radio
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM North Carolina Timeline Meeting
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Briefing before Call with Commissioner Fried
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM Call with Ag Commissioner Fried of Florida Secretary Perdue will call the Commissioner at (b) (6)
Topic: Hurricane Michael
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Office Time
February 8, 2019 Friday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM Transit to BWI
9:30 AM - 11:25 AM LF 3102 Departing BWI 9:30AM, Arriving MCN 11:25AM
February 9, 2019 Saturday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR-FL
February 10, 2019 Sunday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR-FL Please See Above
71 0071 February 11, 2019 Monday
All Day North Carolina
7:45 AM - 9:05 AM DL 2111 departing ATL at 7:45am, Arriving RDU 9:05am Flight: DL2111 Scheduled Flight Time: 1H20M Time Change: NONE Arrival Time: 9:05AM
9:35 AM - 10:45 AM Transit to Warren Farming
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Meet and greet with Warren Family
10:50 AM - 11:15 AM Tour of Warren Farms -- (b) (6) Greeted by Brandon Warren, Farm owner and Commissioner Steve Troxler, NC Department of Agriculture
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Lunch with Commissioner Troxler and NC hog farmers
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Press Gaggle
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM Transit to Butterball Turkey Processing Plant
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM Tour of Butterball turkey processing plant -- 1628 Garner Chapel Road, Mt. Olive, NC 28365
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Press Gaggle
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Transit to Mt. Olive University
3:30 PM - 4:35 PM Townhall with NC Farm Bureau, local producers and students -- University of Mount Olive, 634 Henderson Street, Mount Olive NC 28365
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM Press Gaggle
72 0072 February 11, 2019 Continued Monday
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Transit Home
February 12, 2019 Tuesday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Catch up with Ray and Blake
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Briefing before Meeting with Jared Kushner
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Transit to the White House
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Meeting with Jared Kushner -- Jared’s office in the West Wing
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Cabinet Meeting -- The White House Cabinet Room
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Transit to USDA
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Oversight Briefing
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Meeting with the new OGE Director, Emory Rounds OGE Attendees:
OGE Director, Emory Rounds
Shelley Finlayson, OGE’s Chief of Staff.
Brief meetings between Cabinet Secretaries and new incoming OGE Directors are a standard practice and, at USDA, the Director of the Office of Ethics and General Counsel usually attend to assist the Secretary at such meetings.
73 0073 February 12, 2019 Continued Tuesday At USDA, we have a great story to tell OGE because -- under Secretary Perdue’s leadership -- we have already implemented several first-in- government Ethics initiatives benefitting the Executive Branch.
Here’s a partial list:
• USDA’s Ethics App, a first-in-government innovation;
• Ethics Moments and Ethics One-Pagers at SubCabinet Meetings and other Mission Area leadership meetings;
• 26 Ethics videos (located on USDA’s YouTube page and the USDA webpage), including:
o The Executive Branch’s first animated "Ethics Illustrated" video;
o The Executive Branch’s first White House’s Ethics Pledge videos for political appointees across the Executive Branch;
• Another first-in-government innovation, “Virtual Ethics Moments” (providing advice to USDA employees across the country); and
• The Office of Ethics led USDA’s fourth annual Ethics & Science Conference – at no cost – bringing together ARS Associate Area Directors from around the country enhancing collaboration among scientists and Office of Ethics staff.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Briefing before Call with Secretary Azar
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Call with Secretary Azar Topic: National Biodefense Strategy implementation
The Secretary will call 877-704-2980, pc: (b) (6)
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Drop by Joey Lankford- The Secretary went to this farm when we were in Nashville last year, their organization helps men transition from prison to agriculture through their faith
74 0074 February 12, 2019 Continued Tuesday
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Briefing Before call with Sunny Park
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Call with Sunny Park The Secretary will Sunny Park’s cell (b) (6)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Office Time
February 13, 2019 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Office Time
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Call re China Z will dial Ted and Jason
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Briefing before Meeting with Mexican Ambassador to the US
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Meeting with Mexican Ambassador to the US, Martha Barcena -- 4th Floor Conference Room
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Drop by Idaho Grain Producers Association young farmers:
The request came from Mr. Joe Anderson who the Secretary met at the Port of Vancouver on July 4.
Attendees: Stacey Saterlee Jamie Kress – (b) (6) She is currently serving as Vice President of Idaho Grain Producers Association.
Matt Mosman – (b) (6) He is currently serving as President of Idaho Grain Producers.
Whyatt and Calee Garn - (b) (6)
Andy and Terra Baldus – (b) (6)
75 0075 February 13, 2019 Continued Wednesday (b) (6)
Stacey Saterlee, Executive Director of Idaho Grain Producers
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Visit with National FFA Officers -- 218A
National FFA Officers
Luke O’Leary
National President
California
Agricultural Leadership and Development Sophomore at Texas A&M University
Layni LeBlanc
National Secretary
Louisiana
Animal Science Junior at Louisiana State university
Shea Booster
National Western Region Vice President
Oregon
Agricultural Business Management Sophomore at Oregon State University
Jordan Stowe
National Southern Region Vice President
Alabama
Agriscience Education Junior at Auburn University
76 0076 February 13, 2019 Continued Wednesday
Ridge Hughbanks
National Central Region Vice President
Oklahoma
Agribusiness Pre-law Junior at Oklahoma State University
Adrian Schunk
National Eastern Region Vice President
Michigan
Communications Sophomore at Michigan State University
For more complete bios and headshots, you can go here.
National FFA Staff
Riley Pagett
Jordan Henry
Jason Martin
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM FNS Policy Time
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Transit to Mayflower Hotel
12:00 PM - 1:05 PM Lunch Keynote at the Waterways Council Seminar Meeting -- District Ballroom- Mayflower Hotel on Connecticut Ave DC Noon- Lunch begins Introduced by Rick Calhoun at 12:30pm 12:35: Remarks and Q&A 1:15PM Depart
77 0077 February 13, 2019 Continued Wednesday
1:10 PM - 1:25 PM Transit to USDA
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM(b) (6)
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Dairy Briefing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM SES Briefing
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Office Time
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Upcoming Hill Testimony Briefing Time
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Briefing before Congressional Calls
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Congressional Calls 4:30pm: Sen. Hawley (b) (6)
4:45pm: Sen. Manchin 2(b) (6)
5:00pm: Rep. Hagedorn (b) (6)
5:15pm: Sen. Blackburn (b) (6)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Transit to Dinner
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (b) (6)
February 14, 2019 Thursday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM National Wild Turkey in Nashville
78 0078 February 14, 2019 Continued Thursday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast in Ag Connections, Rep. Fortenberry Attendees:
Chief of Staff, Dr. Reyn Archer
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM FAS Foreign Service Briefing
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Civil Rights Update
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Nashville Timeline Meeting
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM MRP Policy Time Pork Delegate Body
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Boone and Crockett Club Measuring David Anderson, (b) (6) Tony Schoonen, Chief of Staff to the Boone and Crockett Club Greg Schildwachter
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch/Office Time
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Appropriations Briefing
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM (b) (6)
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM New Appointee Drop by Yasmin Maria Rey
Confidential Assistant, Food and Nutrition Service
Rebekah Rodriguez
Staff Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources
79 0079 February 14, 2019 Continued Thursday
Veronica Wong
Senior Congressional Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
Aaron Weber, FPAC
Chris Esparza, Senior Counselor to the General Counsel
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Transit to DCA
4:59 PM - 7:06 PM AA 4379 Departing DCA at 4:59pm, Arriving BNA at 6:06pm
7:15 PM - 7:30 PM Transit to NWTF
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM NWTF Welcome Banquet Begins -- Delta Ballroom
8:45 PM - 9:05 PM Remarks at NWTF
9:55 PM - 10:00 PM Transit to RFDTV Studios -- 49 Music Square W #301, Nashville, TN 37203
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM RFDTV Interview
11:00 PM - 11:15 PM Transit to (b) (6)
11:15 PM - 12:00 AM RON (b) (6)
February 15, 2019 Friday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM National Wild Turkey in Nashville Please See Above
80 0080 February 15, 2019 Continued Friday
12:00 AM - 12:15 AM RON (b) (6)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Hunting Heritage Breakfast -- Delta Ballroom
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Remarks at Hunting Heritage Breakfast
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM NWTF Roundtable -- Presidential Board Room A
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Remarks to NWTF Roundtable Introduced by Becky Humphries, NWTF CEO
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Explore NWTF Expo Floor
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Transit to Nashville International Airport (BNA) -- (b) (6)
7:36 PM - 9:24 PM AA 4379 Departing BNA at 6:36pm, Arriving DCA at 9:24pm
February 17, 2019 Sunday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (b) (6)
February 18, 2019 Monday
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Transit to The Willard Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Remarks at AgVantage Leadership Conference -- The Willard Room at the Willard Intercontinental
The purpose of the AgVantage Executive conference is to bring "C" level ag-professionals together in one place to network and collaborate on what's the next technologies on the horizon, and then how can AgVantage Software and their executive team help deliver solutions for those needs. This event creates a special connection between Ag-businesses and Ag-technologies. It's more intimate and engaging than any other conference in the industry.
PRESS COMPONENT (OPEN/CLOSED) - Assuming Sonny speaks at the conference, we could perhaps use The Nest meeting room at The Willard immediately after his speech. I will follow any instructions you
81 0081 February 18, 2019 Continued Monday give me regarding notifying the press. If the Secretary joins us at one of our Social Events, then I wouldn't think there would not be any press as it's a more casual environment?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Our customers would love to have a chance to meet with the Secretary and have their photo taken with him!
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Transit to USDA
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM South Building
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Transit to PAC
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM (b) (6)
February 19, 2019 Tuesday
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM China Debrief
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Utah Roadless and Alaska Roadless Rules
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Precision Ag Briefing -- 200A Conference Room
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Quarterly Strategic Review/KPI Briefing
82 0082 February 19, 2019 Continued Tuesday
2:25 PM - 2:30 PM Walk to 5B
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Continuity of Government Conversation -- 5B
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Walk to Office
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Office Time
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Farm Bill Implementation
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Briefing before Call with Georgia Senate Ag Committee
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Call with Georgia Senate Ag Committee -- 410-A Truman Room (Video Conference) Regarding disaster relief for Georgia farmers impacted by hurricane Michael
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Office Time
February 20, 2019 Wednesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Office Time
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Bloomberg Interview -- Ceremonial Office
o Interview with Teaganne Finn
83 0083 February 20, 2019 Continued Wednesday
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM FNS Policy Time
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PFAS Policy Time
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Briefing before AAEA Meeting
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Meeting with Leaders of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
Attendees:
Keith Coble, Mississippi
Mike Boland, Minnesota
Lisa House, Florida
Caron Gala, Maryland
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Opening Statement Review
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Briefing before call with Calder Clay
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Call with Calder Clay On the call will be Calder Clay and Mark Horn, Georgia Rural Development Enterprises
They will dial into the Secretary’s conference line:
Dial: 888-844-9904
Access: (b) (6) 84 0084 February 20, 2019 Continued Wednesday
He would like to discuss the ReConnect Grant Initiative
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM NRCS Wetlands Rule Briefing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM R&P Boards Briefing (b) (5) Deliberative
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Briefing before Meeting with Minister MacAulay
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Meeting with Minister MacAulay of Canada -- 410-A, Whitten Building
Attendees:
Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Guy Gallant, Chief of Staff, AAFC, Minister’s Office (MINO)
85 0085 February 20, 2019 Continued Wednesday Alison Porter, Director of Policy, AAFC MINO
Annette Gibbons, Associate Deputy Minister, AAFC
Jennifer Higginson, Director of Americas Division, International Affairs Branch, AAFC
Christine McKee, Agricultural Counselor, Embassy of Canada to the United States
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Scheduling Meeting
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Office Time
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Transit to Dinner
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Multilateral Dinner with Canada and Mexico -- The Willard Hotel- The Grant Room
February 21, 2019 Thursday
7:40 AM - 8:00 AM Transit to Gateway Marriot
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Transit to USDA
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Catch up with Ray and Blake
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Subsidy Rate Policy Time
86 0086 February 21, 2019 Continued Thursday
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Briefing with Tyler Clarkson
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM ERS/NIFA Update
(b)(b (5) Deliberative
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Walk to South Building Recording Studio
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Video Recordings -- South Building Recording Studio
o Record my plate video
o Record tribute video for Lance Toland
o Record African Swine Fever video
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Walk to Office
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Cell Based Meat Catch Up
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM New Appointee Meet and Greet
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM Office Time
5:50 PM - 6:05 PM Transit to Ag Outlook Forum Dinner
87 0087 February 22, 2019 Friday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Hill Briefing Time
(b) (5) Deliberative
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM (b) (5) Deliberative
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM China and Venezuela Briefing -- 200A
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Briefing before USAEDC
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Meeting with U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council (USAEDC) and members of the Executive Committee -- 410-A, Whitten Building
The purpose of the meeting would be to thank the Secretary for his support of the ATP program and discuss the current international trade environment. USAEDC’s leadership would also greatly appreciate an update concerning the Administration’s international trade policy strategy; The Secretary had to cancel his planned speech to the full group in Baltimore late last fall because of the weather. They anticipate about eight USAEDC participants joining the meeting, including four USAEDC Officers, three Executive Committee members and USAEDC’s Executive Director.
Greg Hanes, US Meat Export Federation, USAEDC Chairman
Chuck Timpko, US Dairy Export Council, USAEDC Vice-Chair
Jim Sutter, US Soybean Export Council, USAEDC Treasurer
Stephanie Grunenfelder, American Peanut Council, Past Chair
88 0088 February 22, 2019 Continued Friday Julie Adams, Almond Board of California
Bernadette Wiltz, Southern United States Trade Association
Tom Sleight, US Grains Council
Greg Tyler, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council
Lorena Alfaro, US Agricultural Export Development Council
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (b) (6)
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Transit to the White House
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Intro Meeting with Joe Grogan, DPC -- WW 217
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Principals Meeting Regarding SNAP Regs -- EEOB 180- The White House Topic: USDA Reg Agenda
Participants:
ࢂ Joe Grogan ࢂ Sec. Perdue ࢂ Russ Vought ࢂ Larry Kudlow/Andrew Olmem
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (b) (5) Deliberative INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS: Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff Secretary Mike Pompeo, Department of State – To be Confirmed Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative Christopher Liddell, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff 89 0089 February 22, 2019 Continued Friday for Policy Coordination Ambassador John Bolton, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Jared Kushner, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor Sarah Sanders, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade & Manufacturing Policy Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Matthew Pottinger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs Clete Willems, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of National Economic Council
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Meeting with the Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China -- The Oval Office PRESS: Pool Spray at Top
EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS: Liu He, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS: Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff Secretary Mike Pompeo, Department of State – To be Confirmed Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative Christopher Liddell, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination Ambassador John Bolton, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Jared Kushner, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor Sarah Sanders, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade & Manufacturing Policy Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Matthew Pottinger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs Clete Willems, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of National Economic Council
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (b) (5) Deliberative INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS: Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff Secretary Mike Pompeo, Department of State – To be Confirmed
90 0090 February 22, 2019 Continued Friday Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative Christopher Liddell, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination Ambassador John Bolton, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Jared Kushner, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor Sarah Sanders, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade & Manufacturing Policy Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Matthew Pottinger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs Clete Willems, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of National Economic Council
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Transit to USDA
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM White House Debrief
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Pheasant Fest Timeline Meeting
February 23, 2019 Saturday
All Day Pheasants Forever's Pheasant Fest 2019 in Schaumburg, IL
12:40 PM - 2:58 PM AA 985 Departing DCA at 12:40pm, Arriving ORD at 1:58pm
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Transit to National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic -- Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Dr. North, Schaumburg IL 60173
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Visit NRCS Habitat Room
4:10 PM - 7:00 PM Explore Expo Floor
91 0091 February 23, 2019 Continued Saturday
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Press Gaggle
7:30 PM - 8:15 PM Banquet Dinner Pheasants Forever's Pheasant Fest 2019 in Schaumburg, IL. They expect to have nearly 25,000 attendees over the weekend and would be honored to have you deliver a keynote address at our Saturday, Feb 23 evening banquet at 8PM. Approximately 1000 of their members and supporters from around the country will be gathered that evening to celebrate our previous year' s conservation accomplishments including the new Farm Bill. They have also offered a walk-through on the show floor to visit various vendors and to experience first-hand the success of our technical assistance partnership by visiting the landowner help room and witnessing how our jointly-funded Farm Bill Biologists and agency partners at the Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service assist farmers and ranchers in meeting their habitat and financial goals.
8:15 PM - 8:40 PM Remarks
8:40 PM - 9:00 PM Transit to Chicago O'Hare International
10:05 PM - 11:49 PM UA 788 Departing ORD at 9:05pm, Arriving DCA at 11:49pm
February 24, 2019 Sunday
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM White House Dinner in honor of The Governors of the States and Territories -- The White House
Black Tie
February 25, 2019 Monday
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Transit to the White House
92 0092 February 25, 2019 Continued Monday
7:35 AM - 11:45 AM White House Event with NGA
Time
Item
Location
7:45 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.
Breakfast Reception (Informal) with Governors
White House – East Room
8:25 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Plenary on Workforce Development and Rewarding Careers (Just asked to attend with other Cabinet Members)
White House – State Dining Room
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Plenary with the President
White House – State Dining Room
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Breakout Session Round I (Modernizing & Rebalancing Trade & Growing Exports) *Informal setting – chairs in a circle with no table including Governors and Cabinet Members*
White House – State Floor (TBD)
10:55 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Breakout Session Round II (Modernizing & Rebalancing Trade & Growing Exports) *Informal setting – chairs in a circle with no table including Governors and Cabinet Members*
White House – State Floor (TBD)
93 0093 February 25, 2019 Continued Monday
Background on Breakout Sessions
ࢂ Location: A White House State Floor Room TBD (either Red Room, Blue Room, Green Room, or State Dining Room – more guidance will be provided next week) ࢂ Time Length: Each breakout session will last approximately 50 minutes. ࢂ Participation: Each breakout session will have 8-12 governors along with 4-6 Federal Officials (Cabinet Members, White House Senior Staff) participating. ࢂ Goal: The goal of the breakout sessions to have a productive two-way dialogue in an informal setting on a shared State-Federal priority. ࢂ Run of Show: More guidance will come next week The breakout session will have facilitator (a White House staffer) but each Federal Official and Governor will be expected to participate in the conversation. ࢂ Media: There will be NO media in the breakout sessions. ࢂ Room Set-Up: Room will be set-up with chairs in a circle with no tables. The intention of the set-up is to be informal. ࢂ Preparing Principals: White House Intergovernmental Affairs will host a briefing call for staff preparing their principal next week along with providing a one-pager on the breakout session and run of show. A principal will not be asked to give a prepared set of remarks, but rather principals should be prepared to ask questions of governors and contribute to the conversation.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Transit to USDA
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Transit to Renaissance Arlington
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM SUSTA Board Meeting -- Renaissance Arlington Capital View in Arlington, VA Studio B
94 0094 February 25, 2019 Continued Monday
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Transit to The Marriot Marquis in DC
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Remarks at the School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference -- The Marriot Marquis in DC- : Room Marquis 11
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Transit to USDA
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Hemp Briefing
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM FDA Catch Up
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Pre-Hearing Call with Chairman Roberts The Secretary may reach the Senator at (b) (6)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Office Time
February 26, 2019 Tuesday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (b) (6)
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Transit to Capital Hilton
8:20 AM - 9:10 AM National Potato Council Fly in -- Capital Hilton at 1001 16th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 *Speak at 8:30am
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Transit to USDA
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Farm Bill Implementation--Hemp
95 0095 February 26, 2019 Continued Tuesday
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Farm Bill Implementation Timeline
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Food Waste Briefing
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Hill Hearing Prep This briefing will cover FNCS, REE, MRP, and Hemp
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Briefing before Meeting with Feeding America’s CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontentot
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Meeting with Feeding America’s CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontentot -- 200A She would like to discuss the important, longstanding partnership between USDA and Feeding America. As the third largest nonprofit in the United States, Feeding America is the USDA’s biggest partner in delivering the nation’s federal nutrition programs, and their network provides more meals to children, families and seniors than any other domestic hunger- relief organization. Last year, their food banks and agency partners provided 4.8 billion pounds of food to 46 million people in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors.
Attendees:
Kate Leone, Feeding America
Carrie Calvert, Feeding America
Jadi Chapman, Feeding America
Kyle Waide, Atlanta Community Food Bank
TA Hawks, Monument Advocacy Group
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Briefing before Meeting with Judson Turner and Allen Barnes
96 0096 February 26, 2019 Continued Tuesday
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Meeting with Judson Turner and Allen Barnes The Flint (Habitat Conservation Plan) HCP project involves the privately funded work in which we have been engaged over 2018 to put together a feasibility assessment report for stakeholders, the State of Georgia and federal regulatory agencies regarding agricultural water use in the Lower Flint Basin in Georgia and climatic and water use impacts to critical habitat for certain threatened and endangered species.
We are close to publishing our report and want to discuss our findings and next steps with the Secretary
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM NASDA Briefing
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM China Briefing Time
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Office Time
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM Hill Meeting De-Brief regarding Farm Bill Implementation Feedback from Ken and the Deputy’s meetings today on Farm Bill Implementation
February 27, 2019 Wednesday
All Day (b) (6) Please See Above
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM New Members of the House Agriculture Committee Breakfast with Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Conaway -- Ag Connections Cafe SP
Yes
Dep Sec
Yes
Ken
Yes
97 0097 February 27, 2019 Continued Wednesday Ray
Yes
Collin Peterson
Yes
Michael Conaway
Yes
Abigail Spanberger
Yes
TJ Cox
Yes
Kim Schrier
Yes
Jahana Hayes
Yes
Jim Baird
Yes
Antonio Delgado
Yes
Jim Hagedorn
Yes
Dusty Johnson
Yes
Josh Harder
Yes
Cindy Axne
98 0098 February 27, 2019 Continued Wednesday
Yes
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Transit to Capitol Hill
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM House Agriculture Hearing- State of the Rural Economy -- 1300 Longworth House Office Building
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Transit to USDA
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Debrief on House Ag Hearing/Final Prep for Senate Hearing
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Keynote Address at the NASDA Winter Policy Conference -- The Whitten Patio Patio Session (Open to NASDA members and staff, sponsors, and media)
1:40-1:45 – NASDA President Jeff Witte intro’s D/S Censky who provides opening remarks and intro’s Secretary Perdue
1:45-2:15 – Secretary Perdue remarks and Q&A
2:15-2:45—EPA Acting Administrator Wheeler remarks and Q&A
2:45-3:10 – Remarks by U/S McKinney and Q&A
3:10-3:35 – Remarks by U/S Ibach and Q&A
3:35-4:00 – Remarks by U/S Northey and Q&A
*10 minute BREAK*
Roundtable: (Williamsburg Room)
Open to NASDA Members or 1 staff per state
4:10-4:15 – Hubert Hamer – NASS Update
4:15-5:00 – Deputy Secretary Censky (joined by Senior Advisors to the Secretary Kristi Boswell, Janine Miller, Peter Bachmann, Rebeckah Adcock, Campbell Shuford, and CoS of MRP Lorren Walker)
99 0099 February 27, 2019 Continued Wednesday
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Call with Senator Ernst The Secretary will call (b) (6)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Forestry OIG Update
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM SNAP Update
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Office Time
February 28, 2019 Thursday
All Day (b) (6) Please See Above
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Catch up with Ray and Blake
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM Transit to Capitol Hill
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Senate Ag Hearing- Implementing the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 -- 328A Russell Senate Office Building
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Transit to USDA
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM REE Priorities Discussion
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM NEPA & Farm Loan Approvals Briefing
100 0100 February 28, 2019 Continued Thursday
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Call with Chris Liddell Mr. Liddell will call Hailey’s desk line to connect
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Commodity Timeline Meeting
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Sugar TRQ Reallocation Briefing
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Drop by: (b) (6) (b) (6)
5:00 PM - 6:10 PM Office Time
6:10 PM - 6:25 PM Transit to (b) (6)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (b) (6)
March 1, 2019 Friday
All Day (b) (6) Please See Above
All Day Commodity Classic in Orlando, FL
6:15 AM - 8:40 AM WN2920 Departing DCA at 6:15am, Arriving MCO at 8:40am
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Transit to Orange County Convention Center -- 9800 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Speech Prep -- HOLD Room Dressing room 3
101 0101 March 1, 2019 Continued Friday
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote at Commodity Classic
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Press Gaggle -- Room 311
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lunch discussion with commodity group leaders -- 315B
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM Walk-around of Commodity Classic -- Trade show floor
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Transit to Orlando International Airport -- 1 Jeff Fuqua Blvd.
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM Call with Acting Director Vought, OMB The number to reach him at is his direct line (b) (6) .
2:34 PM - 4:48 PM AA 849 Departing MCO at 2:34pm, Arriving DCA at 4:48pm 2:34 pm EST Depart Orlando International Airport (MCO) for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Flight: AA 2016 Scheduled Flight Time: 2h14m Time Change: 0 hours Arrival Time: 4:48 PM
March 2, 2019 Saturday
All Day (b) (6) Please See Above
March 3, 2019 Sunday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (b) (6) Please See Above
102 0102 March 4, 2019 Monday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Catch up with Ken
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Soybean and Steel Products Briefing
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Catch up with the Deputy Update on OES electronic system
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Opportunity Zones Policy Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Briefing with Trey Gowdy -- 200A Conference Room Mr. Gowdy will be bringing Cindy Crick
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Transit to Department of Treasury
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch with Secretary Mnuchin -- The Department of Treasury- Room 3400
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Transit to USDA
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM ELD Policy Time
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Transit to the White House
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (b) (5) Deliberative INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS: Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative
103 0103 March 4, 2019 Continued Monday Christopher Liddell, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination Ambassador John Bolton, National Security Advisor Jared Kushner, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade & Manufacturing Policy Sarah Sanders, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Shahira Knight, Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs Pat Cipollone, Assistant to the President and Counsel to the President Clete Willems, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of National Economic Council
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Transit to USDA
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Office Time
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Transit
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM OTR -- (b) (6)
March 5, 2019 Tuesday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Catch up with Ray and Blake
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Farm Labor Survey Briefing
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Transit to National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference
104 0104 March 5, 2019 Continued Tuesday
9:20 AM - 10:20 AM Remarks at National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference -- Washington Hilton-1919 Connecticut Avenue NW 9:20 AM THE SECRETARY arrives greeted by Arthur Scott.
9:23 AM THE SECRETARY meets and takes a photo with the NACo Executive Board (Green Room).
9:30 AM THE SECRETARY gets a lav. mic backstage.
9:38 AM THE SECRETARY is introduced by Greg Cox.
9:40 AM THE SECRETARY gives remarks.
10:00 AM THE SECRETARY participates in a sit-down interview with County News.
10:10 AM THE SECRETARY departs.
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Transit to USDA
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Briefing before Call with Ambassador Branstad
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Call with Ambassador Branstad For the Amb Branstad-Sec call,
· Please call the Ambassador’s Chief of Staff Steve Churchill’s U.S. mobile – +(b) (6)
· The AMB’s Beijing mobile is the backup – (b) (6)
· Call the Ambassador’s Office Management Specialist if there are any issues – (b) (6)
105 0105 March 5, 2019 Continued Tuesday
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Dietary Guidelines Update
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Farm Bill Awards Luncheon Briefing
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Farm Bill Awards Luncheon -- The Whitten Patio
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Fleet Briefing
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Space Management Briefing
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Office Time
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Forest Service Contracting Briefing -- 200A Conference Room
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Union County Project Update
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Internship Briefing
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Visit with American Feed Industry Association (AFAI) Fly In -- 104A, The Williamsburg Room
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM EPO Check In
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Office Time
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Transit to the State Department
106 0106 March 5, 2019 Continued Tuesday
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Dinner hosted by Secretary of State and Mrs. Pompeo at the State Department -- Madison Dining Room on the 8th Floor- US. Department of State The dinner will be held in the historic Madison dining room on the 8th Floor. It will be small, 7-8 couples, and a diverse mix of diplomatic community, government officials, and private sector. Dress is business attire.
They should arrive the 21st and C Street gate just down from Virginia Avenue and proceed to the C Street main lobby horseshoe entrance.
March 6, 2019 Wednesday
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM Briefing before COE Check In at the White House
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Transit to the White House
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM USDA Center of Excellence Check In -- The White House- Roosevelt Room The agenda, as outlined by OAI, is the following:
- Introductions between Anil and Secretary Perdue
- USDA CIO and GSA/TTS discuss tangible results
- Everyone discusses opportunities for secretary involvement, such as customer visits, agency wide announcements or launches, etc
USDA Participants:
Secretary Sonny Perdue
Deputy Secretary Steve Censky
Gary Washington
Don Bice 107 0107 March 6, 2019 Continued Wednesday
GSA Participants:
Administrator Emily Murphy
Director Anil Cheriyan
Bob DeLuca
White House Participants:
Chris Liddell
Matt Lira
Additional TBD
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Transit to USDA
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Briefing time before Roundtable
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Drop by Subcabinet Meeting for FPAC Dashboard Demonstration -- 221A
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM AK Roadless Roundtable -- 200A Conference Room focused on the AK Roadless rule
+Doug Crandall, Dan Jiron, Chris Markland, Blake Rollins
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM New York/Vermont Timeline Meeting
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Internship Follow up
108 0108 March 6, 2019 Continued Wednesday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Spring Reg Agenda Briefing
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM FSA & NRCS Hiring Plan Update
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Budget Briefing
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM MRP Policy Time (b) (5) Deliberative
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Drop By (b) (6)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Office Time
March 7, 2019 Thursday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (b) (6)
All Day NYC
8:50 AM - 11:50 AM Amtrak 2V 2158 Departing WAS at 8:50am, Arriving to NYP at 11:50am
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (b) (5) Deliberative
(b) (5) Deliberative Attendees are listed below. Any substitutes or changes must be approved by DCOS/P.
Attendees:
Secretary Steven Mnuchin +1
109 0109 March 7, 2019 Continued Thursday Secretary Wilbur Ross +1
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer +1
Chris Liddell
Jared Kushner
Larry Kudlow
Peter Navarro
Shahira Knight
Kevin Hassett
Clete Willems
May Davis
Invited:
Ambassador John Bolton
Pat Cipollone
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Transfer to New York Marriott Marquis -- 1535 Broadway, New York NY 10036
12:15 PM - 12:40 PM HOLD before Alexandria Summit -- New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway New York, NY 10036
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Transit to Alexandria Center for Life Science -- Alexandria Center, 450 E. 29th St. New York, NY 10016
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Alexandria Summit Small Group Lunch -- Apella Suite 208
Participants: Jim Cain, Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Beth Ford, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes
110 0110 March 7, 2019 Continued Thursday Matthew Crisp, President & CEO, Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc. David Perry, President & CEO, Indigo Agriculture Sanjeev Krishnan, Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director, S2G Ventures
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Prep Time -- HOLD Room
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Fireside Chat/ Remarks w/ Ambassador Jim Cain -- Apella Room Jim Cain, Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Transfer to (b) (6)
3:50 PM - 7:00 PM OTR
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM RON -- (b) (6)
March 8, 2019 Friday
All Day (b) (6) Please See Above
All Day Maple Tapping in Vermont
7:40 AM - 8:56 AM B6 1634 Departing JFK at 7:40am, Arriving BTV at 8:56am
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Transit to Georgia Mountain Maples -- Georgia Mountain Maples, 345 North Rd. Milton, VT 05468
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Discussion time with Vermont principles -- Hold room
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Tree Tapping and tour of tapping process
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Maple syrup tasting
111 0111 March 8, 2019 Continued Friday
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Press gaggle
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Tour of production facility
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Transit to Burlington International Airport -- 1200 Airport Dr. South Burlington, VT 05403
2:40 PM - 4:25 PM UA 6031, Departing BTV at 2:40pm, Arriving Dulles at 4:25pm 2:40 pm EST THE SECRETARY and delegation depart Burlington International Airport (BTV) for Dulles International Airport (IAD).
Flight: UA 6031 Scheduled Flight Time: 1h45m Time Change: 0 hours Arrival Time: 4:25pm
March 9, 2019 Saturday
All Day (b) (6) Please See Above
March 10, 2019 Sunday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (b) (6) Please See Above
March 11, 2019 Monday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM Security Briefing -- Ceremonial Office
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Briefing before Call with Ambassador Sondland
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Call with US Ambassador to the EU Sondland
112 (b) (6) . March 11, 2019 Continued Monday The Secretary will call the Embassador’s US cell number is (b) (6)
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Civil Rights Follow Up
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Drop by: (b) (6)
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM G20 Policy Time
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM OBPA Check in
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Forest Service Policy Time
USDA FS and DOI joint forest management
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Policy Time- Farmer Facing Tool -- 200A Conference Room
Vic and team will set up before the demonstration in the 200A conference room
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Video Production -- Ceremonial Office Dairy Video
Idaho FFA
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM Alexandria Summit Debrief
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Drop by: Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation -- 108A
Group of 11332 Illinois Ag Leaders 0113 March 11, 2019 Continued Monday
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Drop by: (b) (6)
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Drop by Kevin Cobb, Vice President, Agricultural Lending, Queensborough National Bank & Trust
(requested through Danny Brown)
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Briefing before Call with New Canadian Ag Minister
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Call with the New Canadian Ag Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau
The Minister will call Taylor’s desk
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Drop by (b) (6) : (b) (6)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Office Time
March 12, 2019 Tuesday
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM (b) (6)
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Briefing before Calls with Senator Murkowski and Senator Sullivan
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM OTR Catch up
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM RD Leadership Conversation
114 0114 March 12, 2019 Continued Tuesday
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Briefing before Meeting with Declan Ganley
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Meeting with Declan Ganley, Chairman and CEO of Rivada Networks
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Hiring Plans Update
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Briefing before Call with Ambassador Evans of Luxembourg
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Call with Ambassador Randy Evans, United States Ambassador to Luxembourg Topic: 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge and some thoughts that might interest him
The Secretary will call the Ambassador’s cell phone: (b) (6)
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM New Appointee Drop by David Warner- FPAC Director of External Affairs
Audra Weeks- Press Assistant, Office of Communications
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Farewell Photo with Lindsay Moore
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Call with Senator Murkowski
Topic: Alaska Roadless Rule
The Senator will call Taylor’s desk (b) (6) and he will connect
115 0115 March 12, 2019 Continued Tuesday
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Call with Senator Sullivan
Topic: Alaska Roadless Rule
The Secretary will call the Senator’s cell (b) (6)
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Catch up with Ray and Blake
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Scheduling Meeting
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM ICE Breakfast/NGFA/NYC Trip Overview
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Briefing Before Secretary's Honor Awards
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Secretary's Honor Awards -- The Whitten Patio
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Transit to DCA
4:55 PM - 7:39 PM B6 1979 Departing DCA at 4:55pm, Arriving FLL at 7:39pm
8:00 PM - 8:45 PM Transit to (b) (6)
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM RON -- (b) (6)
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7:20 AM - 7:45 AM Transit to ICE Energy Breakfast -- Boca Raton Resort and Club, 501 East Camino Real Boca Raton, FL 33432
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast--ICE Working Breakfast -- Boca Raton, FL
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM Remarks Fireside Chat -- Royal Palm Ballroom
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM Press Gaggle
9:15 AM - 10:40 AM Depart for Executive Time Drive time: approx. 1h25m
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Executive Time
2:00 PM - 3:25 PM Depart Executive Time for FLL Drive time approx.: 1h25m
March 14, 2019 Thursday
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM OTR
March 15, 2019 Friday
All Day OTR Please See Above
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Silver Airways 3SM 129 Departing FLL at 5:20pm, Arriving TLH at 7:25pm
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