International Cooperation and Development
International
Organization Affairs Division (IOAD)
The International Organization Affairs Division (IOAD)
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 this division works
with are the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),
the World Food Program (WFP), the Inter-American Institute
for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the World
Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank.
For more information on USDA FAS/ICD’s International
Organization Affairs Division, please contact:
Lynne A. Reich
Director, International Organization Affairs
USDA/FAS/ICD Room 3005
14th& Independence Ave, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 690-1825
Fax: (202) 690-1841
Links to Food and
Agriculture-Related International Organizations
Job Opportunities
with International Organizations
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Last modified: Monday, November 03, 2003
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