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Established by Executive Order in 1982, the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Foreign Service performs the o ... verseas mission of the United States Department of Agriculture by facilitating agricultural trade and safeguarding United States agriculture internationally. Serving as an agricultural health diplomat: • APHIS Foreign Service Officers analyze both animal and plant health situations in the countries and regions they work; • Ensure that animal and food products are safe to be exported to the U.S.; • Facilitate agricultural trade with foreign counterparts to open new markets and maintain existing ones, and; • Perform capacity building, the most efficient way to avoid the spreading of international diseases by training host countries on how to develop their own disease control programs and efficient surveillance systems. APHIS Foreign Service Officers are actively involved in a broad range of agricultural issues ranging from the 2014-2105 Avian Influenza Outbreak, the Newcastle Disease in California, Releasing the export of California fresh cherries to India, Facilitating the release of U.S. soybean shipments to Vietnam, Opening access for U.S. pork in Brazil, Providing capacity building workshops in Dakar, and Monitoring the avocado export program in Mexico. To learn how you can become an APHIS Foreign Service Officer, connect with us and stay tuned for the next Foreign Service Assessment Center. read more