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Notice of Special Session, ‘‘Building
Human Capital: Nutrition Is
Fundamental’’
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
a special session hosted by the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development (BIFAD). This public
session will be held from 9:00 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14,
2015 at the Des Moines Marriot
Downtown Hotel, 700 Grand Avenue,
Des Moines, Iowa. The title of the
session is Building Human Capital:
Nutrition Is Fundamental. This session
focuses on the economic impact of
malnutrition in the developing world.
Through this discussion, BIFAD seeks to
highlight this important issue and begin
a dialogue with university partners,
nutrition experts, and the broader
stakeholder community.
Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair, will
moderate the special session, which will
begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. with
opening remarks. The first speaker, Dr.
Rob Bertram, USAID Bureau for Food
Security’s Chief Scientist, will provide
an introduction to USAID’s nutrition
strategy under Feed the Future. The first
hour of the session will consist of short
presentations by a panel of nutrition
experts from the university community.
The panelists include Jessica Fanzo
from the Bloomberg School of Public
Health at Johns Hopkins University;
John Hoddinott from the Charles H.
Dyson School of Economics and
Management at Cornell University;
Grace Marquis from the School of
Dietetics and Nutrition at McGill
University, Canada; and Ana Lydia
Sawaya from the Institute of Advanced
Studies at the Federal University of Sao
Paolo, Brazil. They will discuss
emerging trends in the global pattern of
malnutrition, including obesity and
micronutrient deficiency, cognitive and
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physical impairments of children that
arise from poor nutrition, and the
economic and social impacts of
malnutrition. The panel will conclude
with examples of successful, evidencebased nutrition interventions.
At 10:30 a.m., Chairman Deaton will
open the floor for questions to the
panelists, as well as general information
sharing and dialogue among all
participants. At 11:00 a.m. BIFAD Chair
Brady Deaton will make closing remarks
and adjourn the BIFAD-sponsored
special session.
Those wishing to attend the session or
obtain additional information about
BIFAD should contact Susan Owens,
Executive Director and Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau
for Food Security at USAID. Interested
persons may write to her in care of the
U.S. Agency for International
Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
Bureau for Food Security, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09–
067, Washington, DC 20523–2110 or
telephone her at (202) 712–0218.
Susan Owens,
Executive Director and USAID Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food
Security, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
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Development.
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AGENCY:
This notice is hereby given of
the appointment of members of the
updated U.S. Agency for International
Development, Office of Inspector
General’s Senior Executive Service
(SES) Performance Review Board.
DATES: August 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert S. Ross, Assistant Inspector
General for Management, Office of
Inspector General, U.S. Agency for
International Development, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 8.08–
029, Washington, DC 20523–8700;
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regulations prescribed by the Office of
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thereof in particular, one or more SES
Performance Review Boards. The board
shall review and evaluate the initial
appraisal of each USAID OIG senior
executive’s performance by his or her
supervisor, along with any
recommendations to the appointing
authority relative to the performance of
the senior executive. This notice
updates the membership of the USAID
OIG’s SES Performance Review Board as
it was last published on December 19,
2014.
Approved: August 31, 2015.
The following have been selected as
regular members of the SES
Performance Review Board of the U.S.
Agency for International Development,
Office of Inspector General:
Lisa Risley, Assistant Inspector General
for Investigations
Robert S. Ross, Assistant Inspector
General for Management
Lisa S. Goldfluss, Legal Counsel
Alvin A. Brown, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Audit
Melinda Dempsey, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Audit
Lisa McClennon, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Investigations
Tricia Hollis, Assistant Inspector
General for Management, Department
of Treasury
Rodney DeSmet, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Audit,
Department of Agriculture
Frank Rokosz, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Audit,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Larry Gregg, Associate Inspector
General, General Services
Administration
Dated: August 28, 2015.
Catherine M. Trujillo,
Acting Deputy Inspector General.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Special Session, ``Building Human Capital: Nutrition Is
Fundamental''
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby
given of a special session hosted by the Board for International Food
and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). This public session will be held
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Des
Moines Marriot Downtown Hotel, 700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. The
title of the session is Building Human Capital: Nutrition Is
Fundamental. This session focuses on the economic impact of
malnutrition in the developing world. Through this discussion, BIFAD
seeks to highlight this important issue and begin a dialogue with
university partners, nutrition experts, and the broader stakeholder
community.
Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair, will moderate the special session,
which will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. with opening remarks. The first
speaker, Dr. Rob Bertram, USAID Bureau for Food Security's Chief
Scientist, will provide an introduction to USAID's nutrition strategy
under Feed the Future. The first hour of the session will consist of
short presentations by a panel of nutrition experts from the university
community. The panelists include Jessica Fanzo from the Bloomberg
School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University; John Hoddinott
from the Charles H. Dyson School of Economics and Management at Cornell
University; Grace Marquis from the School of Dietetics and Nutrition at
McGill University, Canada; and Ana Lydia Sawaya from the Institute of
Advanced Studies at the Federal University of Sao Paolo, Brazil. They
will discuss emerging trends in the global pattern of malnutrition,
including obesity and micronutrient deficiency, cognitive and physical
impairments of children that arise from poor nutrition, and the
economic and social impacts of malnutrition. The panel will conclude
with examples of successful, evidence-based nutrition interventions.
At 10:30 a.m., Chairman Deaton will open the floor for questions to
the panelists, as well as general information sharing and dialogue
among all participants. At 11:00 a.m. BIFAD Chair Brady Deaton will
make closing remarks and adjourn the BIFAD-sponsored special session.
Those wishing to attend the session or obtain additional
information about BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, Executive Director
and Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for Food
Security at USAID. Interested persons may write to her in care of the
U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
Bureau for Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09-067,
Washington, DC 20523-2110 or telephone her at (202) 712-0218.
Susan Owens,
Executive Director and USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD,
Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2015-22793 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am]
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