<p>U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2017 Small Business and AbilityOne Award Ceremony recognizes the outstanding work achieved by our own community, on June 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C.  
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The ceremony features the Mistress of Ceremonies and closing remarks by USDA Departmental Management (DM) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Deputy Director Michelle E. Warren; Presentation of Colors by the Military District of Washington Joint Armed Forces Color Guard; leading of the Pledge of Allegiance by OSDBU Program Analyst Michael Spencer; singing of the National Anthem by OSDBU Program Analyst Dianna Price; welcoming address by Acting  Assistant Secretary for Administration Malcom A. Shorter; Keynote speaker and U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Susan Au Allen; presentation of awards by Program Analysts Janet Baylor and Lavern Walker. USDA salutes all of the small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned and AbilityOne businesses that have provided exemplary services to the Department.  We also recognize and pay tribute to the USDA employees who have excelled in their work with these businesses.  USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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Lance Cheung/Photographer
2017-06-21 10:40
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