Foreign Agricultural Service

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The Foreign Agricultural Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that advances American agricultural interests abroad through trade promotion, market development, and international policy and food security programs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
agency of the United States Department of Agriculture
abbreviation FAS
administers Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102)
Food for Progress
surface form: Food for Progress Program

Foreign Market Development Program
Market Access Program
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs Foreign Service officers
civil service employees
focusesOn expanding export markets for U.S. agricultural products
reducing foreign trade barriers for U.S. agriculture
supporting global food security and agricultural development
hasMainResponsibility administration of USDA export credit guarantee programs
advancing U.S. agricultural interests abroad
agricultural trade promotion
collection and dissemination of global agricultural market intelligence
global food security programs
international agricultural policy
international market development for U.S. agricultural products
management of international food assistance programs
negotiation support for agricultural trade agreements
representation of U.S. agricultural interests in international organizations
hasMissionStatement To link U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.fas.usda.gov
hasPart Office of Agreements and Scientific Affairs
Office of Capacity Building and Development
Office of Global Analysis
Office of Global Programs
Office of Trade Programs
Office of the Administrator
overseas offices at U.S. embassies and consulates
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1953
isFinancedBy United States federal budget
isPartOf United States foreign affairs community
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
operatesIn United States of America
surface form: United States

foreign countries
parentOrganization United States Department of Agriculture
participatesIn Codex Alimentarius Commission activities
World Trade Organization agricultural negotiations
international food security initiatives
partOf United States Department of Agriculture

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Senior Foreign Service administeredBy Foreign Agricultural Service
Office of Agricultural Affairs collaboratesWith Foreign Agricultural Service
International Services coordinatesWith Foreign Agricultural Service
this entity surface form: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
United States Embassy in Manila hasSection Foreign Agricultural Service
United States Mission to India hasComponent Foreign Agricultural Service
this entity surface form: Foreign Agricultural Service office in India
SFS employer Foreign Agricultural Service
subject surface form: Senior Foreign Service
Economic section of U.S. Embassy Vienna collaboratesWith Foreign Agricultural Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service in Vienna
Food for Progress administeredBy Foreign Agricultural Service
this entity surface form: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Food for Progress implementedBy Foreign Agricultural Service
this entity surface form: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Food for Progress monitoredBy Foreign Agricultural Service
this entity surface form: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Market Access Program administeredBy Foreign Agricultural Service
Foreign Market Development Program implementedBy Foreign Agricultural Service
this entity surface form: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service overseas offices