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International Organizations
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FAS
protects and advances U.S. agricultural interests by keeping U.S.
policy views before the international community. In order to do
this, staff:
- Assists the Secretary of Agriculture and others in
maintaining liaison with international organizations to
help shape their programs and keep U.S. agricultural
interests in the forefront of discussions as these
organizations develop their international policies;
- Manages and coordinates the development of USDA policy
and position papers on food, agriculture, and rural
development issues under consideration by international
organizations;
- Works with the Department of State, the Agency for
International Development, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and others to ensure that USDA interests are
represented when official U.S. Government positions are
developed;
- Identifies and recommends to the Department of State
staff for U.S. delegations to represent and protect USDA
agencies' interests at international and domestic
meetings of international organizations;
- Recruits and facilitates placement of U.S. personnel for
staffs of relevant international organizations, and
promotes increased use of Americans as consultants; and
- Leads and coordinates liaison activities with
multilateral development banks, the Agency for
International Development, U.S. universities, and/or
other U.S. and international organizations to facilitate
cooperation on international food, science, and
technology issues.
Some examples of institutions FAS works
with are
Links to Food and
Agriculture-Related International Organizations
Job Opportunities
with International Organizations
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