General Session Speakers


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Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky

General Session – "Historic Times"

RMA Chair Rick Rhody will share opening remarks reflecting on the 125th anniversary convention of the RMA before we move into a high-level discussion of international trade with special guests looking to help our industry chart a path forward in this unprecedented moment.

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential historian, author, and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library, will give the keynote address that will look at our unique place in American history and a look backwards at how the Founding Fathers set us on this path more than 75 years before the founding of the Rice Millers’ Association.



Persons requiring special accommodations or having any dietary restrictions to attend or participate in this conference should contact Jeanette Davis at (240) 682-0059, or e-mail jdavis@usarice.com.

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