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