Executive Summary

All travelers are required to submit an executive summary of their assignment to IPD within two weeks following their return from the assignment. Using your judgment in terms of content, the following format is to be used. The executive summary shall not exceed two pages. Please organize your thoughts around assignment content, not the travel itinerary.

Section A. General Information

• Where did you go?
• When did you go?
• Why did you go?
• What did you do?

Section B. Participation

• Who participated? (Include U.S. and foreign specialists and institutions, etc.)

Section C. Benefits

What were the benefits of this assignment to:

• U.S. agriculture
• NRCS
• The cooperating country
• You personally?

Section D. Follow-up Plans

Outline strategies or plans to share what you have learned with others.

Return the completed report to:
USDA/NRCS/IPD
Room 1-2106, Stop Code: 5477
Beltsville, MD 20705
Fax: (301) 504-0382

< Back to Travel Procedures