ISSUE 1055
BUSH NOMINATES OHIO CONGRESSMAN FOR TOP TRADE POST President Bush Thursday (March 17) nominated
U.S. Representative Robert J. Portman as the next U.S. Trade Representative.
The Ohio representative would replace Robert Zoellick, who took
the number two spot in the State Department last month. Portman
is a former trade lawyer who has been in Congress since 1993.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP
USDA ANNOUNCES CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BUSH NOMINATES OHIO CONGRESSMAN FOR TRADE POST FFVA PROVIDES TESTIMONY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON METHYL BROMIDE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TALKS AG ISSUES IN TALLAHASSEE CANKER FOUND IN MARTIN COUNTY GROVE USDA PUBLISHES WINTER LABOR STATISTICS CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT AGRICULTURE ON AG DAY FORT PIERCE RESEARCH LAB TO HOLD GRAND OPENING FFVA TRADE ASSOCIATE MEMBER BRINGS FERTILIZER PRODUCTS TO U.S.
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