International Programs
International Outreach to Foreign Embassies
The Office of International Programs periodically sends Dear International Colleague letters to over 161 foreign embassies in Washington, D.C., and to our foreign regulatory counterparts to alert and inform them about current agency initiatives as well as regulatory actions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Local foreign embassy staff desiring to be included on OIP's exclusive email distribution list should send name, email addresses and contact information to: OIPEmbassycommunications@fda.hhs.gov. Individuals already included on this list wishing to make changes or updates should send these updates to the same email.
2012 Letters
- Potential Toxicity Associated with Oils, Glycerin, and Proteins Derived from the Jatropha Plant
- Introduction of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Director, April 16, 2012
- Antimicrobial Resistance, April 16, 2012
- Introduction of Sub-Saharan Africa’s new Regional Director, March 7, 2012
- FDA Voice - Deborah Autor, Esq., talks about the Development of the Office of Global Regulatory Operations and Policy (GO) and the Implementation of the Pathway to Global Product Safety and Quality Report, February 27, 2012
2011 Letters
- Unapproved Over-the-Counter (OTC) Products Containing Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), December 15, 20111
- Transparency Initiative Report Draft Proposals, October 4, 2011
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Update, October 4, 2011 - FDA's Release of Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science, August 17, 2011
- 3rd FDA Clinical Investigator Training Course at the National Labor College, July 19, 2011
- FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Six Month Update, July 5, 2011
- Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes, June 21, 2011
- New Requirements for Over-the-Counter (OTC) Sunscreens Marketed in the U.S., June 14, 2011
- Nanotechnology Draft Guidance, June 10, 2011
- Compliance Transparency Initiative, May 27, 2011
- FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Update, May 5, 2011
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s (CDRH) Forum for International Medical Device Regulatory Authorities, February 7, 2011
- Invitation Letter to the Food Safety Modernization Act Embassy Briefing, February 2, 2011
- 12th CDER Forum for April's International Drug Regulatory Authorities (CDER Forum), January 19, 2011