Australian Parliamentarians Visit ICARDA
	Dr Michael Baum (right) briefing the delegation members on ICARDA’s biotechnology research. Standing next to him is Mr Sandy Macdonald, Senator for New South Wales, National Party, and Leader of the Delegation. Members of the Australian Parliament visited ICARDA on 11 November 2003. The delegation consisted of Mr Sandy Macdonald (Leader), Senator for New South Wales, National Party; Mr Kim Karr (Deputy Leader), Senator for Victoria, Australian Labor Party; Mr Phillip Barresi, Member for Deakin (Victoria), Liberal Party of Australia; Ms Joanna Gash, Member for Gilmore (NSW), Liberal Party of Australia; and Gellibrand (Victoria), Australian Labor Party. Ms Joanne Towner accompanied the group as Delegation Secretary. They were accompanied by H.E. Mr Robert Newton, Australian Ambassador to Egypt, Sudan, Syria and Tunisia; and Ms Suzanne Stein, First Secretary, Australian Embassy. Dr Mohan C. Saxena, Assistant Director General (At-Large), received the distinguished visitors at ICARDA. They had a meeting with the Executive Management of ICARDA and Dr Ken Street, an Australian national and Associate Expert with ICARDA. Dr Street briefed the delegation on the genetic resources activities of the Center, including those recently initiated in Central Asia. He emphasized the importance of Australian support in the recent germplasm collection missions in Tajikistan, and the value of the germplasm accessions collected. The delegation also visited ICARDA laboratories and exchanged views with the scientists.

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