USDA Swears in 6 New Foreign Ag Service Officers

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service this week swore in six new officials to advocate for U.S. agricultural exports around the world. FAS will station the officers in Beijing as well as Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; Hanoi, Vietnam; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Guatemala City, Guatemala. FAS Undersecretary Alexis Taylor said the new officers will "bolster our Foreign Service as they begin their critical work of safeguarding and promoting U.S. agricultural interests, a task that is increasingly vital in today’s competitive and dynamic global agricultural trade environment.”