April 2010

This spring’s Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security, planned for April 22, has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

 

Hearing on Promoting Global Food Security: Next Steps for Congress and the Administration
Date: April 22nd, 2010
Location: Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Panel 1
The Honorable Jacob Lew, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Department of State
The Honorable Rajiv J. Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Panel 2
The Honorable Dan Glickman, Former Secretary of Agriculture; Cochair, Global Agricultural Development Initiative, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Honorable Catherine Bertini, Former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program; Cochair, Global Agricultural Development Initiative, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

2010 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
Date: April 24th – 25th, 2010
Location: Washington, D.C.
Each Spring, the joint IMF-World Bank Development Committee and the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee hold meetings to discuss progress on the work of the Fund and the Bank. The Annual Meetings traditionally are held in Washington two years out of three and, in order to reflect the international character of the two institutions, every third year in a different member country. In addition to the meetings of the Boards of Governors, the Development Committee and the International Monetary and Financial Committee are officially convened.
Schedule