1st Quarter - Report — SEABOARD CORPORATION for SEABOARD CORPORATION (2011)

Firm

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Client

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Income

—

Expenses

$40,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Transportation TRA

Issues regarding food aid warehousing and logistics, Port and Maritime Security issues, Piracy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW HOLLAND BURTON	—
BRIAN R JAMES	—
RALPH MOSS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues relating to foreign assistance, food aid, agricultural, economic, and political issues in the following countries: Angola, Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia. Feed the Future Program. 2011 AGOA forum. FTAs (Korea, Columbia, Panama).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW HOLLAND BURTON	—
BRIAN R JAMES	—
RALPH MOSS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

General issues relating to food safety, particularly as it applies to the meat industry and trade of pork; animal handling.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW HOLLAND BURTON	—
BRIAN R JAMES	—
RALPH MOSS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

General issues relating to the animal agriculture industry, both production and processing, with an emphasis on the pork industry. Proposed GIPSA regulation. Food for Progress, Food for Education, WINNER Program/Public Private Partnerships, 2012 Farm Bill, Food Security Issues, FSIS, Animal Safety/Wellfare

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW HOLLAND BURTON	—
BRIAN R JAMES	—
RALPH MOSS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding international taxation reform, cap-and-trade legislation, corporate tax reform, and personal taxation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW HOLLAND BURTON	—
BRIAN R JAMES	—
RALPH MOSS	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Among other things, issues regarding the free trade agreements for Colombia, Korea and Panama. AGOA extension discussions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW HOLLAND BURTON	—
BRIAN R JAMES	—
RALPH MOSS	—

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General issues relating to federal ethanol mandates, the ethanol import tariff, and ethanol tax credits. Also, issues relating to the biodiesel industry and cap-and-trade legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW HOLLAND BURTON	—
BRIAN R JAMES	—
RALPH MOSS	—

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.