President Cao Derong met with Ms. Krysta Harden, president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and former deputy secretary of agriculture of the U.S.; Mr. Alex Peterson, chairman of USDEC and farmer-member of the Dairy Farmers of America; Ms. Becky Nyman, vice chair of USDEC; and Mr. Robert Hanson, minister counselor for agricultural affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on June 24. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on strengthening China-US dairy trade cooperation.