Programs and Events
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns' Visit to Kazakhstan
Astana, Almaty Events, July 23-25
On July 23-28, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns paid a visit to Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan, to lead a U.S. trade and investment mission. Secretary Johanns held meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Minister of Agriculture Akhmetzhan Yesimov, Minister of Industry and Trade Vladimir Shkolnik, and regional officials. The goal of the mission was to promote two-way trade and investment between the United States and Kazakhstan. Trade mission participants included 18 U.S. companies and agriculture associations. In both cities, mission participants met with agribusiness and government officials, and had the opportunity to form partnerships with local entrepreneurs. They also visited the Rodina dairy, cattle and grain farm near Astana, and the Plem-Zavod Agricultural Production Facility for dairy, livestock and grain in Almaty. View photogallery