Please put your phones on silent. Back in the day we used to tell them to turn them off but we want them on silent because would like you if you would be so inclined to live tweet this event. Is pound and pc life. We can follow that online. We would also like to take a moment while you are silencing your phone in turning off other potentially distracting devices to introduce our head table. Would like you to hold your applause until after the full head table is introduced and then you can erupt in a rapturous applause. We have starting from my left and youre right, mark heller. Hes an agricultural reporter. Paul marion, senior white house correspondent. Tamara harlingen at the atlanta journalconstitution. Sean rich, deputy commuter for secretary pretty. Philip, senior editor. Steven, deputy secretary of agriculture. Thats the number two for sonny perdue. We have betsy martin, executive and American University cochair. Skipping over our speaker for a moment, we have abby livingston, Was
Press club earlier this week about next years farm bill, food exports, free trade agreements and his relationship with President Trump. This is an hour. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, and welcome to the National Press club today for todays speakers lunch. I was president of the club in 2010 but cover food and agriculture issues for Bloomberg News which may explain why ive been exhumed for todays luncheon. We are pleased to have secretary of agriculture sonny per i due. We welcome him for the first time to the National Press club. First of all, before we begin his remarks, i would like you all to please put your phones on silent. Now, back in the day we used to tell you to turn them off, but we want them on sigh leapt because you would silent because we would like you to live tweet, the hashtag is pound npc live. Thats also true for all you folks out there in the twitter verses, we can follow that online. Wed also like to take a moment while you are silencing your phones and
Been exhumed for todays luncheon. We are pleased to have secretary of agriculture sonny perdue, we welcome him for the first time to the press club joining our distinguished century long roster of speakers. Remarks, iegin his would like you all to please put your phones on silent. Back in the day we would say turn them off, we want them on silent now so you can live tweet live npc is nbc live. We would also like to take a moment while you are silencing your phones and turning off other potentially a fiscal tory or distracting devices to introduce our head table. We would like you to hold your applause until after the full head table is introduced and then you can erupt in applause. Starting from my left and youre right, mark heller. He is an agricultural reporter. Marion, senior White House Correspondent at and lex white house watch. Tamara holleran, washington correspondent at the atlanta journalconstitution. Rich, the Deputy Communications director for secretary perdue. Stevens anste
We trade with other countries, and so leading us through this very important global conversation is adam ferris, our moderator, legislative assessment for senator James Langford who covers International Trade, policy and homeland security. Adam will graduate from the u. S. Army war college with a mavsers of Strategic Study in july. So congratulations, adam. The light at the end of the tunnel. Some students graduating in may in the room. Dale moore, executive director for Public Policy at the American Farm bureau federation, joined afbf in 2011 as deputy direct oroff Public Policy and manager of the greg and trade policy team. Brings 30 years of experience in Public Policy and communications to afbf. Lisa schroeder the global director of trade for the dow chemical company. As part she has direct responsibilities for defining and making the companys global trade agenda and developing a strategy on International Aspects of corporate issues. Based in washington, dc, her responsibilities in
Panel. Dont let the suit fool you. I am a farm boy from south dakota, which is why im super excited about this panel and introducing our great speakers as well as our moderator. My name is joseph schwartz. We all know that agriculture has transformed over the last century. Not just how we grow our food but how we move our food and how we trade with other countries. And so leading us through this very important global conversation is adam ferris, a moderator. Hes an alumnist at the university of oklahoma and will graduate from the u. S. Army work college with a masters in strategic studies in july. So congratulations, adam. The light is at the end of the total. Some of the students here are graduating in may in the room. Dale moore is the director of Public Policy. He joined in 2011 as the executive director of Public Policy and manager of the agriculture and trade policy team. Lisa shroeder is a global director of trade. As part of the Global Affairs and Public Policy team lisa has dir