DES MOINES – Sen. Chuck Grassley will host a group of foreign Ambassadors to the United Nations (U.N.) for a short visit to Iowa. U.N. Ambassadors from Colombia, Honduras, Hungary and Mali will participate in the tour.
“This short visit will only give our guests from the United Nations a taste of the people and places we have in Iowa, but I hope even in the limited time they have, they’ll see the innovation and technology found throughout the state,” Grassley said. “I’m glad they chose to visit Iowa.”
Grassley has been leading foreign delegations to Iowa since 1986. Every other year, Grassley has invited each country with an embassy located in Washington, D.C. to send to Iowa their ambassador and spouse to travel an area of the state and visit businesses, farms and the Iowa State Fair. Last year, 74 countries were represented on Grassley’s Ambassadors Tour.
The success of Grassley’s Ambassadors Tour led the office of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to contact his staff about a possible trip to Iowa for several of the U.N. ambassadors.
Because of the Senate schedule, Grassley will only be traveling with the delegation on Sunday evening.
Here is a schedule of visits for the delegation.
Sunday, June 18
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Reception – Hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation, The Des Moines Club, 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines ***to attend this event, members of the media must contact Grassley’s press office at 202/224-6197***
Monday, June 19
9:00 am – 10:30 am Breakfast & Tour – Hosted by John Deere Des Moines Works, 825 SW Irvinedale Drive, Ankeny
11:30 am – 1:15 pm Luncheon & Tour – Hosted by Vermeer Manufacturing, 1210 Vermeer Road East, Pella
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Tour – Pella Corporation, 102 Main Street, Pella
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Tour – Roorda Family Farm, 9224 South 96th Avenue West, Prairie City
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm BBQ Dinner – Hosted by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Jester Park, 11407 NW Jester Park Drive, Granger
Tuesday, June 20
8:00 am – 9:30 am Breakfast & Tour – Hosted by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, 7100 NW 62nd Avenue, Johnston
10:15 am – 11:00 am Tour – Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute, Ames
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Tour – Iowa State University Virtual Reality Applications Center, 1620 Howe Hall, Ames
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch – Hosted by Iowa State University, President’s Office, Beardshear Hall, Ames
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tour – Insta-Pro International, 10104 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50322
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Staff Contact: Beth Levine, 202/224-6197