<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishIli kusaidia kukidhi matarajio haya, Mkurugenzi wa Huduma za Shamba Kusini aliita Mkutano wa Usalama wa Mtendaji wa Kusini mnamo 2000 kushughulikia viwango vya vifo vya barabara kuu katika mkoa huo - ya juu zaidi nchini - na athari zao kwa FHWA kufikia lengo lake la usalama.  <response>: To help meet this expectation, the Director of Field Services-South convened the Southern Executive Safety Summit in 2000 to address the regions highway fatality rates-the highest in the nation- and their impact on FHWA achieving its goal on safety. 