March 23, 2006

US Embassy, Ghana
Ring Road East.
P.0. Box 194
Accra.Ghana.
West Africa

Dear Embassy Staff Members,

My name is Jerry Lehman and am the 2006 Annual Meeting Coordinator for the Northern Nut Growers Association, a 501-C3 organization dedicated to nut tree growing in the US with members in other countries as well. Our Annual Meeting this year will be held at Western Illinois University, Macomb,  Illinois, USA,  July 23 thru the 26th of July.  This can be confirmed at: WWW.nutgrowing.org

Williams Kofi Danso of Nyame Bekyere Farms, PO Box 182, Mpraeso Kwahu, Ghana and his Farms Chairman Samuel Osei wish to attend this meeting. This meeting will consist of two days of paper presentations by University Research Specialists and growers with a third day of nut orchard tours. Please issue Visas for them that they may travel to this country to attend this educational meeting.      

Enclosed is a copy of the invitation that has been sent to him. Also a copy of my Passport with the number blocked out to verify my US citizenship. 

Sincerely,

Jerome “Jerry” Lehman
7780 Persimmon St.
Terre Haute, IN 47802-4994

812-298-8733