United Nations
FAS represents the United States at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Rome, Italy. Along with the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, FAS works to advance U.S. policies and support the efforts of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP), focusing on areas including emergency food assistance, sustainable agricultural development, and food safety standards.
Data and Analysis
To build upon the global efforts of the FAO, USDA’s Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Mexico City, in coordination with the U.S. Dry Bean Council and the U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council...
News and Features
USDA and Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food are entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance coordination between the U.S. and Ukrainian agriculture and food sectors and build a strategic partnership to address food security.
While in Kenya, Ambassador Cindy McCain saw how USDA’s McGovern-Dole Program has helped boost food security and educational opportunities for vulnerable children and families.
At meetings and events throughout the COP26 in Glasgow, Secretary Vilsack highlighted USDA partnerships and initiatives that put agriculture, forestry and rural communities at the center of global solutions to the climate crisis.