Pictured at the Oct. 31 evening reception are (from left) Petr Kolar, ambassador of the Czech Republic; Secretary Gale; Raymond Martinez, deputy chief of protocol of the U.S. Department of State; and Oleh Shamshur, ambassador of Ukraine.

Among those attending the conference were (from left) J. Scott Brown, honorary consul of the United Kingdom; Narote Sangkamanee, deputy consul general of Thailand; and Kathleen Serra and her husband, Robert L. Serra, vice consul of Italy.

At the Oct. 31 evening reception, Dennis Owens (left), honorary consul general of Austria, and Robert Zischg (center), consul general of Austria, talk with U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska.

Among the speakers at the conference were (from left) Gov. Dave Heineman, Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey and Greg Ibach, director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

The conference featured site visits of Omaha. Pictured is a tour of the Durham Western Heritage Museum.

Secretary Gale (right) is pictured with Wook Kim, consul general of South Korea.