u.s. department of agriculture animal and plant health services international services (is)
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Services
International Services (IS)
APHIS ProgramsAPHIS Programs
Animal CareAnimal Care Biotechnology Regulatory ServicesBiotechnology Regulatory Services Plant Protection and QuarantinePlant Protection and Quarantine Veterinary ServicesVeterinary Services Wildlife ServicesWildlife Services International ServicesInternational Services
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL SERVICES OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
Facilitate Safe Agricultural TradeFacilitate Safe Agricultural Trade Strengthen Emergency Response Strengthen Emergency Response PreparednessPreparedness Strengthen US Safeguarding Systems in Strengthen US Safeguarding Systems in Foreign CountriesForeign Countries Facilitate Regulatory Capacity Building and Facilitate Regulatory Capacity Building and Technical Cooperative Activities.Technical Cooperative Activities.
IS OfficesIS Offices
Asia/PacificAsia/
Pacific
IS DARiverdale & DC
IS DARiverdale & DC
Mexico/ Canada
Mexico/ Canada
South AmericaSouth
America
Europe/Africa
Europe/Africa
Central America/
Caribbean
Central America/
Caribbean
MedflyMedfly ScrewwormScrewworm
TuxtlaPanama City
BelizeGuatemalaTapachula
GuatemalaManaguaTegucigalpaSan JoseSanto DomingoPort-au-PrinceKingstonPort-of-Spain
TokyoBeijingSeoulTaipei ManilaBangkokJakartaVientianeNew Delhi
TijuanaReynosaGuadalajaraMexico CityOttawa
SantiagoBrasiliaBuenos AiresMontevideoSanta CruzBogotaLimaQuito
BrusselsParisViennaThe HagueRomeCairoSenegalCapetownPretoriaUganda (PASA)Botswana (PASA)Ghana (PASA)Addis Ababa (Pending)
CURRENT WORKFORCECURRENT WORKFORCE
International Services is a Global Program International Services is a Global Program with Offices in 32 Countrieswith Offices in 32 Countries
Total Foreign Service Officers: 53Total Foreign Service Officers: 53
Total Locally Engaged Staff: 162Total Locally Engaged Staff: 162
Total Civil Service Employees: 60Total Civil Service Employees: 60
CURRENT OVERSEAS PROGRAMS CURRENT OVERSEAS PROGRAMS Overseas Technical & Trade OperationsOverseas Technical & Trade Operations
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Mediterranean Fruit Fly
ScrewwormScrewworm
Mexican Fruit Fly Mexican Fruit Fly
Foot and Mouth Disease Foot and Mouth Disease
Classical Swine Fever Classical Swine Fever
Tropical Bont Tick Tropical Bont Tick
APHIS ATTACHEAPHIS ATTACHE
Provide internationally-based animal and plant Provide internationally-based animal and plant health expertise and service, which enhances health expertise and service, which enhances USDA/APHIS’ capacity to safeguard American USDA/APHIS’ capacity to safeguard American agricultural health, and resolve agricultural agricultural health, and resolve agricultural trade barriers related to sanitary and trade barriers related to sanitary and phytosanitary issues.phytosanitary issues.
APHIS-LimaAPHIS-Lima
Countries of ResponsibilitiesCountries of Responsibilities• Peru, Chile, EcuadorPeru, Chile, Ecuador
APHIS Staffing for PeruAPHIS Staffing for Peru• George A. Ball, Assistant Regional ManagerGeorge A. Ball, Assistant Regional Manager• Annabella Reszinzky, Agricultural Scientist Annabella Reszinzky, Agricultural Scientist
(based in Santiago Chile)(based in Santiago Chile)• Gladys Solano, Program AssistantGladys Solano, Program Assistant
Oversight Activities in PeruOversight Activities in Peru
Hass Avocado Systems ApproachHass Avocado Systems Approach Cold Treatments for Grapes and Cold Treatments for Grapes and
CitrusCitrus Papaya (future)Papaya (future) Peppers (future)Peppers (future)
Preclearance and Offshore Preclearance and Offshore Programs (POP)Programs (POP)
Manage and operate all preclearance Manage and operate all preclearance programs under the direction of Plant programs under the direction of Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ).Protection and Quarantine (PPQ).
Direct activities in off-shore Direct activities in off-shore programs.programs.• Propagative Greenhouses in foreign Propagative Greenhouses in foreign
countriescountries• Various imports produced under Various imports produced under
systems approachessystems approaches
POP- Santiago ChilePOP- Santiago Chile
All Preclearance Programs in South All Preclearance Programs in South America are managed from the POP America are managed from the POP office in Santiago, Chileoffice in Santiago, Chile
• Judith Hall, Director of Preclearance Judith Hall, Director of Preclearance South AmericaSouth America
PreClearance Programs in PeruPreClearance Programs in Peru
MangoesMangoes Irradiation (future)Irradiation (future)
THANK YOUTHANK YOU
COMMODITY IMPORT COMMODITY IMPORT APPROVAL APPROVAL PROCESSPROCESS
Commodity Import Approval ProcessCommodity Import Approval Process National Plant Protection Organization of National Plant Protection Organization of
the exporting country requests market the exporting country requests market access for a commodityaccess for a commodity
APHIS prepares a Pest Risk Assessment APHIS prepares a Pest Risk Assessment (PRA)(PRA)• The PRA identifies pests of concern in The PRA identifies pests of concern in
the import pathwaythe import pathway• Risk Management options to mitigate Risk Management options to mitigate
pest riskpest risk Rulemaking for market access.Rulemaking for market access.
Rulemaking – StreamliningRulemaking – StreamliningWhat Can be Streamlined:What Can be Streamlined:
Commodities whose risk is mitigated by inspection or Commodities whose risk is mitigated by inspection or treatment.treatment.
Inspection on arrivalInspection on arrival
Approved TreatmentApproved Treatment
Inspected in country of origin, Inspected in country of origin,
Accompanied by a phytosanitary Accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate declaring specific pest certificate declaring specific pest freedomfreedom
Commercial consignments onlyCommercial consignments only
Rulemaking - StreamliningRulemaking - Streamlining
What cannot be streamlined – What cannot be streamlined –
Commodities produced in Pest Free Places of Commodities produced in Pest Free Places of ProductionProduction
Areas of Low Pest PrevalenceAreas of Low Pest Prevalence
Field measures in country of originField measures in country of origin
Systems approachesSystems approaches
Commodity Import Approval ProcessCommodity Import Approval Process
APHIS website with information on APHIS website with information on commodity import approval processcommodity import approval process
• http://www.aphis.usda.gov/http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/import_export/plants/plant_imports/process/index.shtmlprocess/index.shtml
Import Approval ProcessImport Approval Process
At the website you can find:At the website you can find:
• Approved commodities for importation into the Approved commodities for importation into the U.S.U.S.
• Commodities Pending approvalCommodities Pending approval
• Pest Risk Assessment ProcessPest Risk Assessment Process
• Regulatory Administrative ProceduresRegulatory Administrative Procedures