June 28, 2007 Virgin Islands Commissioner of Agriculture Louis E. Petersen Jr., Ph.D. was elected as secretary of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture during a recent meeting.
This annual meeting provides an opportunity for networking and information exchange among commissioners of departments of agriculture throughout the southern region. His election to this post is a remarkable accomplishment considering that the 2007 meeting marked his first time attending the association meeting, which was held June 17-20, in Nashville, Tenn. Petersen plans to host this meeting in the Virgin Islands in the near future. The association membership consists of fifteen southern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S.V.I.
Commissioner of Agriculture Elected to Regional Post
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