G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.12  
 
25 October 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  TO DEVELOPING COUNTR IES 
SUBMISSION BY THE UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 20 October  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  In 1999, the World Trade Organization (WTO), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee 
initiated a process is to gather information on technical assistance that Members have requested, 
received, or provided in support of the implementation of  the SPS Agreement since it came into 
force on 1 January 1995. (See G/SPS/W/101.) In response to this interest, the United States 
(G/SPS/GEN/181 and addenda) as well as other donors, including inter alia  Canada 
(G/SPS/GEN/1426), the European Union (G/SPS/G EN/1139 and addenda), and Japan 
(G/SPS/GEN/1160 and addenda), have submitted periodic reporting on technical assistance 
provided in support of implementation of the SPS Agreement. This submission marks the twelfth 
such submission by the United States.  
1.2.  The compilation of US technical assistance provided to developing countries and newly 
acceding countries in this report shows the assistance between 1 October 2014 and 30 September 
2016. In this report, the United States provides details on over 450 technical assistance projects in 
the fields of food safety, animal health, plant health, and agricultural biotechnology. Forms of 
assistance include regional trade capacity building workshops and conferences, hands -on training 
programmes , fellowships and exchanges, and site visits to US research and academic institutions.  
1.3.  The United States continues to attach importance to the provision of technical assistance to 
developing countries in support of implementation of the SPS Agreement. US technical assistance 
programme s assist developing countries, least developing countries, and newly acceding countries 
in developing and implementing effective, transparent, and science -based regulatory systems to 
protect human, animal, and plant health while facilitating trade in these  products. These 
programmes  seek to foster a clear understanding of key SPS provisions in international and 
bilateral trade agreements. The United States continues its effort to tailor technical assistance. In 
our experience, demand -driven assistance provi ded in a framework of mutual respect and 
accountability provides the strongest framework for delivering enduring results.  
1.4.  The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) implements many of these technical assistance 
activities in partnership with other US Governme nt agencies, international organizations, 
US universities, agri -businesses, and private consultants. This report includes a list of the key 
US Government agencies involved in the provision of technical assistance to developing countries, 
least developing c ountries, and newly acceding countries, as well as list of representative activities 
conducted in the specified reporting period. The lists are not exhaustive.  G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.12  
 
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  2  KEY US AGENCIES INVO LVED IN PROVIDING TE CHNICAL ASSISTANCE  
2.1.  Animal Plant and Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS)  – APHIS is a lead US government 
agency in international SPS standard setting activities in the areas of animal health and plant 
health. APHIS' international technical and regulatory capacity building activities are conducted on 
the basis of r equests from other countries or from US Government agencies involved in 
international technical assistance. APHIS has staff positioned globally in 46 overseas offices 
assisting in both import and export issues. APHIS partners with international agricultura l 
organizations, such as the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the International Plant 
Protection Convention (IPPC), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 
and the Inter -American Institute for Cooperation in Agricultu re (IICA) to achieve and advance 
science -based SPS objectives globally.  
2.2.  Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP)  – CLDP is a division of the US 
Department of Commerce that helps achieve US foreign policy goals in developing and post -
conflict countries thr ough commercial legal reforms. Partnering with the federal judiciary, other U S 
Government agencies, and international organizations, CLDP designs and implements conferences 
and workshops, utilizes long and short -term advisors, and trains foreign delegation s in the United 
States and other countries to improve commercial legal frameworks. These frameworks strengthen 
standards, food safety, and animal and plant health agencies; utilize international best practices to 
reduce impediments to trade; increase trans parency regarding specific SPS concerns; and develop 
early notification systems for emerging bilateral and regional trade blockages.  
2.3.  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  – EPA works closely with the USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service and other US agencies to provide scientific and policy expertise for the 
establishment of standards and requirements regarding sound pesticide and chemical management 
practices based on science. EPA, considered one of the world's leading authorities on the 
regulation of pestici des, has worked extensively with other countries both bilaterally and through 
international fora to promote harmonized maximum residue limits.  
2.4.  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  – FDA is the agency within the Department of 
Health and Human Services respons ible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, 
efficacy, and security of domestically produced and imported foods, as well as human and 
veterinary drugs, food additives, and supplements. FDA maintains an international presence and 
works with  many other US agencies to provide public health and food safety technical expertise to 
our trading partners.  
2.5.  Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)  – FSIS is the USDA's public health agency, 
responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is 
safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. FSIS has significant expertise in helping 
foreign governments understand the regulatory system of the United States.  
2.6.  Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)  – FAS has the  primary responsibility for coordinating 
and implementing USDA's international trade policy, promotion, and capacity building activities. 
FAS provides technical assistance through fellowships and scientific exchange programmes , such 
as the Cochran and Borl aug fellowship programmes , as well as through the dispatch of USDA 
advisors and experts from other US food regulatory agencies to assist foreign policymakers, 
regulators, scientists, and the private sector to address complex, trade -related issues such as S PS 
compliance and applications of agricultural biotechnology.  
2.7.  US Agency for International Development (USAID)  – USAID is the lead US government 
agency delivering development assistance worldwide. USAID provides assistance to support 
country, regional, and global strategies that facilitate trade and strengthen SPS systems. Technical 
assistance builds the capacity needed to support policy and systems change, enabling 
implementation of the WTO SPS Agreement and adherence to regional and international SPS 
stand ards. 
  
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- 3 - ILLUSTRATIVE DESCRIP TION OF TECHNICAL AS SISTANCE PROVIDED BY  THE UNITED STATES  
TO DEVELOPING COUNTR IES AND NEWLY ACCEDING COUNTRIES  
BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 20 14 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2 016 
Sector  Description program or activity  Form of assistance  Provided to  Contact  
Food Safety  Good Agricultural Practices Training to Teach 
Growers and Handlers the Concepts and Best 
Practices Cu rrently Available to Reduce Microbial  
and Chemical Food Safety Risks  Training  Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, 
Honduras, India  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Good Aquacultural  Practices and Seafood Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) 
Training to Teach Farmers and Processors about 
Safe Production, Handling, and Quality Control to 
Reduce Path ogen and Chemical Contamination  Training  Bangladesh, Ecuador, Indonesia, 
Jamaica, Philippines  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Good Fishing Vessel Practice and Seafood Hazard 
Analysis and C ritical Control Points (HACCP) 
training on good harvesting, handling and  storage 
of wild caught seafood  Training  Bangladesh, Ecuador, Indonesia, 
Philippines  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Commercially Sterile Packaged Food Training on 
Good Manufacturing Practices f or Processed and 
Packaged Foods  Training  Malaysia  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Food Inspector Training to Educate  Inspectors on 
the Critical Points to Inspect Along the Sup ply 
Chain to Ensure Food Safety  Training  Malaysia (two  trainings)  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Meat and Poultry Inspection Training Covering 
USDA -FSIS Procedures for the Inspection of Meat 
and Poultry  Training  Malaysia  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations, 
Traceability, and Emergency Preparedness 
Training to Help Government and Industry 
Prepare for the Complications of Coping with a 
Foodborne Illness Outbreak  Training  Malaysia  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Inspection of Dairy Products Training Focusing on 
Food and Drug Administration Requirements for 
Dairy Products Imported in to the United States  Training  Malaysia  eric.olson@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety  Consultations with the Viet Nam ese Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on 
Establishing Pesticide Maximum Residue Levels 
(MRLs)  Advice, Training  Viet Nam  Ryan.Emily@epa.gov  
Food Safety  Presentation on Insect Resistance Management at 
the National Socio -Economic Synthesis Center  Advice  Brazil, India  Martinez.Jeannette@epa.gov  
Food Safety  Training on Ecological Risk Assessments for the 
Saudi Arabian Food and Drug Authority  Advice, Training  Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  Ryan.Emily@epa.gov   
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- 4 - Sector  Description program or activity  Form of assistance  Provided to  Contact  
Food Safety  Collaboration with Government Officials to 
Establish Six New P esticide Tolerances for Quinoa  Training  Peru Herndon.George@epa.gov  
Food Safety  Presentation to Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply on the US Pesticide 
Tolerance Setting Process  Advice  Brazil  Hopkins.Yvette@epa.gov  
Food Safety  Training to Foreign Regulators on Biotechnology 
Topics Including Risk Analysis, Plant 
Transformation Procedures, Best practices in 
Grain Handling, and International Trade Policy and 
Economics  Training  Argentina, Bangladesh, China, India, 
Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, 
Mexico, Mozambique, Philippines, 
Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam  Wozniak.Chris@epa.gov  
Food Safety  Training to USDA Cochran Fellows on 
Biotechnology and Risk Assessments  Fellowship  Indonesia  Wozniak.Chris@epa.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Development of Bangladesh Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Capacity Building Program  Advice  Bangladesh  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Food Safety  Development of South Asia Biosafety Program  Advice  Bangladesh, India, Pakistan  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Food Safety  Livelihoods and Food Security (LIFT) Trust Fund  Advice  Myanmar  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health  Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa 
(COMESA) Seed Catalog & Database  Advice  Common Market for Easter n and 
Southern Africa (COMESA) s ecretariat  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Agricultural and 
Trade Policy  East African Community Harmonization of 
Regulations and Trade Facilitation  Advice  Eastern and Central Africa Region  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health  African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership  Advice  Eastern and Central Africa Region  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  East and Central Africa Trade and Investment Hub 
(TIH)  Advice  Eastern and Central Africa Region  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Caucasus Agricultural Development Initiative: 
Strengthening Regulations for Animal Health, 
Production and Processing of Meat, Poultry, Dairy, 
and Horticultural Products to Meet International 
Standards  Advice  Armenia, Georgia  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Biotechnology  Development of Biosafety Systems  Advice  Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, 
Nigeria, Philippines, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Viet Nam  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Biotechnology  Genetic Resources Policy Research  Subject Matter 
Expert  Global  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Food Safety  Global Food Safety Partnership  Advice, Meeting  Global  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health  Support for Phytosanitary Standards and Plant 
Health  Training, Advice  Haiti pbrown@usaid.gov  
Food Safety  Haiti Food Safety Capacity Building  Advice, Training  Haiti pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Market 
Information Program  Subject Matter 
Expert, Training  Honduras  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Lebanon Industry Value Chain Development 
(LIVCD)  Advice  Lebanese Republic  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Agricultural and 
Trade Policy  Policy Reform Initiative (PRI)  Advice  Nepal  pbrown@usaid.gov   
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Agricultural and 
Trade Policy  Nigeria Expanded Trade and Transport (NEXTT)  Advice  Nigeria  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Agricultural and 
Trade Policy  Advancing Philippine Competitiveness (COMPETE) 
Project  Technical Assistance  Philippines  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Biotechnology  Training on Biotechnology Regulatory Issues  Training  Sub-Saharan Africa Region  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Support for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards 
and Animal Health  Training,  Subject 
Matter Experts, 
Disease Response 
Investigations  Sub-Saharan Africa Region  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Sub-Saharan Africa Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Capacity Building Program (Harmonizing 
Regulations)  Advice  Sub-Saharan Africa Region  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Agricultural and 
Trade Policy  Governance for Inclusive Growth  Advice  Viet Nam  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Agricultural and 
Trade Policy  USAID West Africa Trade Hub Network and 
Investment Hub  Advice  West Africa Regional  pbrown@usaid.gov  
Animal Health  Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Zoning Workshop  Subject Matter 
Experts  Kazakhstan  Karen.Sliter@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Animal Disease Outbreak Investigation and 
Response  Disease Investigation  Malaysia  Jeffrey.G.Willnow@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Annual Poultry Health Meeting  Subject Matter 
Experts  Brazil  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Animal Health 
Capacity Building Visit  Disease Response  Haiti Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Workshop on Feral Swine Disease 
and Risk Management  Meeting  Brazil, China, Uganda  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Transcaucasia Resiliency Exercise  Disease Response  Georgia  Karen.Sliter@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Validation of African Swine Fever Diagnostic Test  Disease Investigation  Tanzania  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Transboundary Animal Disease Workshop  Disease Investigation  Mali Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Symposium and Hands on Training on Swine 
Coronavirus Diseases  Disease Surveillance  Thailand  Jeffrey.G.Willnow@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  US Animal Movement Model (USAMM)  Disease Surveillance  Global  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Technical Assistance on Bovine Tuberculosis 
Diagnostics  Subject Matter 
Experts  Dominican Republic  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea  Virus 
(PEDV) Isolation and Antibody Enzyme -Linked 
Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Techniques  Training  Thailand  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Risk Analysis Course  Disease Investigation  South Africa  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) 
Surveillance Review and Workshop  Subject Matter 
Experts  Ecuador  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Clinical Practice Guideline for Porcine 
Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus 
(PRRSV)  Disease Surveillance  Thailand  Jeffrey.G.Willnow@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Surveillance Needs for Vesicular Disease and 
Screwworm  Subject Matter 
Experts  Panama  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov   
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Animal Health  World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 
Workshop for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Panama  Disease Investigation  Panama  Jeffery.Austin@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Introduction to Risk Analysis Training  Disease Investigation  Egypt;  India; Korea, Republic of;  
Lao People's Democratic Republic;  
Morocco, Nigeria; South Africa; Saint  
Lucia; Tanzania; Trinidad and 
Tobago; Tunisia;  Viet Nam  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Basic Veterinary Epidemiology Course  Disease Investigation  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  9th International Symposium on Avian Influenza  Disease Response  Global  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Training  Disease Response  Kazakhstan  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  OIE/FAO Network of Expertise on Animal 
Influenza (OFFLU) Meeting in Athens, Georgia  Disease Response  Global  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) 
Workshop for Maghreb Countries  Disease Response  Algeria  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Transboundary Animal Diseases 
Training  Disease Response  Armenia, Cameroon, Georgia , Ghana , 
India, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, 
Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, South 
Africa, Tunisia, Uganda, Viet Nam  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Veterinary Epidemiology Training  Disease Response  Cambodia, Cameroon, Egypt, India, 
Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, 
South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, 
Uganda, Viet Nam  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Histochemistry Training  Disease Investigation  Jordan  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Risk Analysis Training  Disease Investigation  Israel  Karen.Sliter@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Clinical Practice Guideline for Porcine Epidemic 
Diarrhea (PED)  Disease Surveillance  Thailand  Jeffrey.G.Willnow@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Good Emergency Management Practice  Disease Response  Benin  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Biosafety/Biosecurity Assessment  Disease Response  Tanzania  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Smith - Kilborne Program  Training  Mexico  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Enhanced Vesicular Disease Surveillance in 
Central America  Disease Response  Panama  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Biosafety/Biosecurity Assessment  Disease Investigation  Uganda  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Emergency Response Poultry Training  Disease Response  Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Benin, 
Brazil, Cambodia, Egypt, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, 
Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, 
Mozambique, South Africa, Tunisia, 
Uganda, Uruguay, Viet Nam  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usd a.gov  
Animal Health  Biosafety/Biosecurity Assessment  Disease Investigation  Kenya  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov   
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- 7 - Sector  Description program or activity  Form of assistance  Provided to  Contact  
Animal Health  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) 
Conference  Disease Response  Angola; Belize; Brazil; China;  
Columbia; Costa Rica; Egypt; Ghana;  
Indonesia; Jamaica; Jordan; 
Kazakhstan; Mexico; Myanmar; 
Nigeria;  Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of;  
South Africa; Surinam;  Chinese 
Taipei ; Thailand;  Trinida d and 
Tobago;  Viet Nam Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Biosafety/Biosecurity Assessment  Disease Investigation  Kenya  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction  Disease Response  Global  Karen.Sliter@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Carib VET Avian Influenza Workshop, Avian 
Diseases Working Group, and Epidemiology 
Working Group Meeting  Subject Matter 
Experts  Barbados  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Food and Agriculture Organization/Animal 
Production and Health Commission for Asia and 
Pacific /World Org anization for Animal Health/US  
Department of Agriculture Regional Workshop on 
Prevention and Control of Neglected Zoonoses in 
Asia Disease Investigation  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Mongolia, Nepal, 
Sri Lanka  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  2nd Pan African Conference on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Regulation and Risk Assessment 
Workshop  Disease Surveillance  Ethiopia  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Transboundary Animal Diseases Workshop  Disease Response  Panama  Jeffery.Austin@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Quality Assurance and Laboratory Network 
Training  Disease Response  Cameroon, Georgia, India, Jordan, 
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Morocco, 
Pakistan, S aint Lucia, South Africa, 
Trinida d and Tobago , Uganda, 
Viet Nam Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal  Health  Workshop on Molecular Diagnostics  Disease Surveillance  Chile Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Participation in International Congress on 
Pathogens at the Human - Animal Interface 
(ICOPHAI)  Disease Investigation  Thailand  Jeffrey.G.Willnow@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Transboundary Animal Disease Manual  Disease Response  Kenya  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Technical Assistance Database & Incident 
Command System Application Workshop  Subject Matter 
Experts  Ecuador  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Course of Geographical Information 
System (GIS) Applied to Veterinary Epidemiology 
and Health Programs  Disease Response  Bolivia, Plurinational State of  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Participatory Epidemiology Training  Disease Investigation  Malawi  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Regional Training Course on Diagnostics and 
Epidemiology of Transboundary Diseases (TADs) 
with emphasis on Peste Des Petits  Ruminants 
(PPR) and African Swine Fever (ASF)  Disease Investigation  Bangladesh  Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Consultation with Veterinary Laboratory Agency, 
Center for Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology  Subject Matter 
Experts  Tanzania  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov   
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Animal Health  Sampling Procedures and Diagnosis Techniques of 
Priority Poultry Diseases  Disease Response  Ghana  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Assessment, Development, and Implementation 
of the National Program for Control and 
Eradication of Brucellosis and Tuberculosis  Subject Matter 
Experts  Bolivia , Plurinational State of  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Transboundary  Animal Diseases 
Training  Disease Response  Argentina;  Bolivia , Plurinational State 
of; Brazil ; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador;  
Paraguay; Peru; Surinam; Uruguay;  
Venezuela , Bolivarian Republic of  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Wildlife 
Services  Wildlife Disease and Monitoring and Management 
Course  Training  Cambodia, Georgia, India, Kenya, 
Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, South Africa, 
Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda  Thomas Dilberto  
Wildlife 
Services  Specimen Collection Workshop  Training  Indonesia  Thomas Dilberto  
Wildlife 
Services  Wildlife Disease and Monitoring and Management 
Course  Training  Cambodia, Kenya, Mexico, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Viet Nam  Thomas Dilberto  
Wildlife 
Services  African Swine Fever Data Collection with 
Collaborators from Makerere  University  Disease Investigation  Uganda  Thomas Dilberto  
Wildlife 
Services  Reduce Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft  Disease Response  Kuwait, the State of  Thomas Dilberto  
Wildlife 
Services  Evaluation of HOGGONE and HOGHOPPER 
Branded Bait and Oral Delivery Systems  Disease Investigation  Afghanistan;  Kuwait, the State of;  
Uganda  Thomas Dilberto  
Plant Health  Validation of New Methods for Diagnostic of 
Phytopthora Ramorum  Subject Matter 
Experts  Chinese Taipei  Patricia.V.Abad@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training of Paraguay Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Officers  Training  Paraguay  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  World Trade Organization Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Committee Meeting Risk Analysis 
Workshop  Meeting  Global  Marc.C.Gilkey@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Quarantine and Inspection Training  Training  Haiti Roberto.Pantaleon@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Health System Analysis Training  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Phytopthora  Morphological and Molecular 
Diagnostics Training  Training  Dominican Republic  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Recognition Process for Fruit Fly Free Areas 
(Central America)  Subject Matter 
Experts  Panama  Jeffery.Austin@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  International Standards Training for Plant 
Inspection  Training  Dominican Republic  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  National Pest Prioritization Tool  Subject Matter 
Experts  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Pest Surveillance for Mango Program  Subject Matter 
Experts  Haiti Roberto.Pantaleon@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Collaboration with National Institute for Plant 
Health Management (NIPHM) on Weed Risk 
Assessment  Subject Matter 
Experts  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov   
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Plant Health  Participation in First Caribbean Plant Health 
Directors Technical Working Group Strategy & 
Partnership Meeting  Subject Matter 
Experts  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Visit of Colombia Citrus Industry Representatives 
to Florida  Meeting, Training  Columbia  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Participation in Third Meeting of Caribbean Plant 
Health Directors Safeguarding and Technical 
Working Group  Subject Matter 
Experts  Aruba  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Caribbean Week in Agriculture 2014  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  2015 Plant Health Systems Analysis Course  Training  America Samoa, Brazil, Cook Islands, 
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Haiti, 
Lesotho, Niue Island, Samoa, South 
Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Visit to US Customs and Border Protection 
Agricultural Professional Development Center  Training  Trinidad and Tobago  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Mass Rearing for European Grapevine Moth  Subject Matter 
Experts  Chile George.A.Ball@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  US Study Tour on Fruit Fly Occurrence, Trapping, 
Identification in  China  Training  China  Patrick.J.Gomes@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Health System Analysis Training  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  US Irradiation Study Tour  Training  South Africa  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Workshop on Fruit Fly Control Methods  Training  Burkina Faso  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Pest Risk Analysis Training  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  World Wide Risk Analysis for Plant Protection  Subject Matter 
Experts  Brazil, India, Mexico  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training on Fruit Fly Detection and Suppression  Training  Balkans  Hala.Toubia@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Fruit Fly Trapping Program  Training  Haiti Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  2015 Quarantine Officers Training  Training  Trinidad and Tobago  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Risk Based Inspection and Phytosanitary 
Certification of Plants and Products  Subject Matter 
Experts  Cameroon  Cheikh.S.Fall@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Emergency Plant Health Response Plan Launch 
Meeting  Meeting  South Africa  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Pest Risk Analysis Training  Training  Malaysia  Wilhelmina.D.Santos@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  8th Meeting Caribbean Plant Health Directors 
Forum  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  4th Meeting Mollusc Technical Working Group  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Improving Rapid Regional Diagnostics  Subject Matter 
Experts  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory 
(PERAL) Library Initiative  Subject Matter 
Experts  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Red Palm Weevil On -Line Identification Training  Training  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Tephitid Fruit Fly Week  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  International Plant Protection Convention - 
Commission on Phytosanitary Measures Meeting  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  3rd Annual Regional Partnership Meeting  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov   
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Plant Health  Palm Pest Complex Technical Working Group  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Criteria and Processes to Develop Quarantine Pest 
Lists Subject Matter 
Experts  El Salvador  Jeffery.Austin@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Cold Treatment Training  Training  Morocco  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Plant Health Distance Learning Modules 7 & 8  Training  Pakistan  Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Post Harvest  Value Chain  Subject Matter 
Experts  Pakistan  Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Canine Training for Phytosanitary Inspection  Training  Chinese Taipei  Davin.C.Potts@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Rapid Plant Health Diagnostics  Subject Matter 
Experts  Caribbean  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Plant Health Distance Learning Modules  Training  Global  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Development of Fruit Fly Surveillance Program  Subject Matter 
Experts  Haiti David.A.Ashford@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training of Plant Protection Quarantine Officers  Training  Paraguay  Frances.P.RomeroFuentes@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Training Course on Plant Pest Risk 
Assessment  Training  Balkans  Hala.Toubia@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  4th Meeting of the Emergency Response Technical 
Working Group  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Aruba Fruit Fly Training  Training  Caribbean  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Surveillance Workshop  Training  Caribbean  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Incident Command System - Plant Health 
Emergency Response  Training  Dominican Republic  Robert.T.Tanaka@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Workshop on Regulating Agricultural 
Biotechnology  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Technical Assistance in Biotechnology Conference 
for Central American Regulators  Technical Assistance  Central America  Jeffery.Austin@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  International Society of Biotechnology and 
Genetically Modified Organisms  Meeting  South Africa  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Biosafety Short Course for Africa Regulators  Training  Uganda  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Trilateral Technical Working Group (Mexico - USA 
- Canada)  Meeting  Mexico  scott.b.goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  High Level Biotechnology Policy Dialogue (China 
and Philippines)  Meeting  Asia Elia.P.Vanechanos@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Low Level Presence in Seed:  A Science Based 
Approach  Subject Matter 
Experts  Brazil  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Asia Pacific Economic Commission (APEC) High 
Level Policy Dialogue  Meeting  China  Elia.P.Vanechanos@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Workshop on Regulating Agricultural 
Biotechnology: India and Int'l Perspective  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Brucella Isolate DNA Extraction Training  Training  Global  Suelee.Robbe -Austerman@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and 
New Castle Disease (NCD) Simulation  Training  Panama  Cesar.A.Sandoval@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Transatlantic Task Force on Antimicrobial 
Resistance (TATFAR)  Meeting  Global  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov   
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Animal Health  National Centers for Animal Health Tour and 
Overview  Training  Global  Juanita.F.Grause@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology 
and Economics (ISVEE)  Meeting  Mexico  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training and Collaboration with Mycobacteria and 
Brucella Section of DBL  Meeting  Global  Suelee.Robbe -Austerman@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Anti-Microbial Use Training  Training  Barbados, Antigua, Dominica, St. 
Lucia Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Society for Disease Surveillance 
Conference  Meeting  Global  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  High-Containment Laboratory Practices and 
Techniques Seminar  Training  Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Georgia, India, 
Kazakhstan, Malaysia, South Africa, 
Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Feral Swine Collaborator Meeting  Meeting  Global  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on Foot -and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and 
Vesicular Stomatitis Indiana Virus (VSV)  Training  Panama  Brian.J.Erdahl@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Meeting of the Office of International Des 
Epizooties (OIE) Biological Standards Commission 
(BSC)  Meeting  Global  Brian.J.Erdahl@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Workshop for Key Stakeholders on the Control of 
Avian Influenza and Other Emerging Diseases  Disease Response 
Investigation  Ghana  Cheikh.S.Fall@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Mapping Foot -and-Mouth Disease (FMD) 
Vaccination in Pakistan  Subject Matter 
Expert  Pakistan  Theresa.Boyle@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Transboundary Animal Disease 
Course  Training  Paraguay  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Transboundary Animal Disease Workshop  Training  Mongolia  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Animal Disease Management and Investigation 
Training  Training  Malaysia  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Review and Update of Honduras Avian Influenza 
and New Castle Disease Surveillance Program  Subject Matter 
Expert  Honduras  Adolfo.Caravantes@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Regional Laboratory Network Training on 
Proficiency Testing of Brucellosis  Training  Philippines  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Introduction to Risk Analysis in Animal Health  Disease Response 
Investigation  Cameroon, Egypt, Georgia, India, 
Côte d'Ivoire , Kazakhstan, Lao 
People's Democratic Republic , 
Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, 
Philippines, South Africa, Tunisia, 
Turkey, Ukraine  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Equine Infectious Diseases 
Conference  Subject Matter 
Expert  Argentina  Eileen.N.Ostlund@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Participation in Ordinary Meeting of the South 
American Commission for the Fight Against Foot -
and-Mouth Disease  (COSALFA) Meetings  Disease Response 
Investigation  Uruguay  Brian.J.Erdahl@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis Subject 
Matter Expert for  Workshop  Subject Matter 
Expert  Guyana  Paula.Morales@aphis.usda.gov   
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Animal Health  International Transboundary Animal Disease 
(ITAD) Course  Disease Response 
Investigation  Cambodia, Cameroon , Côte d'Ivoire , 
Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, 
Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, 
Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, 
Singapore, South Africa, Tanza nia, 
Thailand, Uganda, Viet Nam  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Meetings for National Reference Labs for Avian 
Influenza and Newcastle Disease  Subject Matter 
Expert  Global  Brian.J.Erdahl@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training Workshop on Animal Disease Recognition 
and Response  Disease Response 
Investigation  Dominican Republic  Paula.Morales@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Veterinary Training Plan Development  Subject Matter 
Expert  Philippines  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Basic Veterinary Epidemiology Course  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Poultry Disease Detection and Biosecurity 
Procedures  Disease Response 
Investigation  Burkina Faso  Cheikh.S.Fall@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Pan Africa Conference & Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Risk Analysis Workshop  Training  Ethiopia  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Veterinary Services Challenges in the Face of 
Climate Change  Subject Matter 
Expert  Costa Rica  Alba.M.Gonzalez@aphis.usda.govalez  
Animal Health  Surveillance of Wild Birds ' Diseases Threatening 
Domestic Birds and Human Health  Disease Response 
Investigation  Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire , Egypt, 
Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Lao 
People's Democratic Republic , 
Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, 
Philippines, S outh Africa, Tunisia, 
Turkey, Ukraine  Cheikh.S.Fall@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training Plan and Implementation of the National 
Brucellosis Program  Subject Matter 
Consultation & 
Funding  Bolivia, Plurinational State of  Cesar.V.Orozco@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Emergency Poultry Disease Response Course  Disease Response 
Investigation  Belize, Bhutan, Côte d'Ivoire, 
Dominican Republic, Egypt, 
Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, 
Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, 
Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, 
Thailand, The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia, Uganda, Viet 
Nam Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Specimen Collection Workshop  Training  Myanmar  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on Good Emergency Management 
Practice (GEMP) for Animal Health  Subject Matter 
Expert  Dominican Republic  Paula.Morales@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Avian Influenza Risk Mapping and Risk -based 
Surveillance Train the Training Workshop  Subject Matter 
Consultation & 
Funding  Dominican Republic  Paula.Morales@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Animal Disease Outbreak Response Management  Subject Matter 
Expert  Philippines  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Transboundary Animal Disease Course  Training  Mali Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov   
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- 13 - Sector  Description program or activity  Form of assistance  Provided to  Contact  
Animal Health  Caribbean Swine Diseases Meetings  Meeting  Cuba Paula.Morales@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training Course on Early Detection and Diagnosis 
of Pox -virus Diseases with Emphasis on Lumpy 
Skin Disease  Training  Global  Hala.Toubia@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Development of Guidelines and Tools for National 
Strategic Plans for Control and Eradication of 
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and Foot -and-
Mouth Disease (FMD)  Disease Response 
Investigation  Togo Cheikh.S.Fall@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Animal Disease Outbreak Response Management  Disease Response 
Investigation  Philippines  Sharon.Williams@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Poultry Diseases Detection, Biosecurity in Farms 
and Live Birds Markets, and Sampling Procedures 
for Lab Tests  Disease Response 
Investigation  Ghana  Cheikh.S.Fall@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Avian Influenza Surveillance, Preparedness, and 
Response: Wildlife, Backyards, Live Bird Markets, 
and Commercial Poultry  Training  Brazil  Thereza.S.Barros@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Visit of the SENACSA Authorities of Paraguay for 
the Verification of the Export American System of 
Agricultural Products  Meeting, Training  Paraguay  Cesar.V.Orozco@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Assessment of Colombia Brucellosis National 
Eradication Program and Capacity Development 
Strategy and Technical Capacity Building 
Workshop  Disease Investigation  Colombia  Roberto.Guzman@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Workshop on Sampling Procedures and Diagnosis 
Techniques of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)  Disease Investigation  Ghana  Cheikh.S.Fall@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Participation in Third Workshop of the South 
American Network of Laboratories in the 
Diagnosis of Avian Influenza and Newcastle 
Disease (RESUDIA)  Training  Uruguay  Thereza.S.Barros@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Syndromic Surveillance Livestock Health Training  Disease Response 
Investigation  Uganda  Brian.J.Erdahl@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Biosecurity in Poultry Farms Continuous Education  Disease Response 
Investigation  Senegal  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Workshop on Methodologies for Foot -and-Mouth 
Disease and other Transboundary Animal Diseases 
Surveillance Systems  Training  Brazil  Thereza.S.Barros@aphis.usda.gov  
Wildlife 
Services  Wildlife Disease Monitoring and Management 
Course  Training  Armenia, Egypt, India, Kenya, Liberia, 
Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, South 
Africa, Tanzania, Thailand  Morella.DeRosa@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Plain Language Workshop for National Institute of 
Plant Health Management  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Khapra Beetle Workshop for National Institute of 
Plant Health Management  Training  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Health Systems Analysis Regional  Subject Matter 
Expert  India Scott.D.Saxe@aphis.usda.gov   
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- 14 - Sector  Description program or activity  Form of assistance  Provided to  Contact  
Plant Health  Bilateral Cooperation Meeting with SENASICA  Meeting  Mexico  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Phytosanitary Inspection Workshop  Training  Colombia  scott.b.goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  National Plant Protection Officer to Chapman 
University Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum 2016  Training  Mauritius  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Participation in Third International Symposium of 
Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa, Middle East 
(TEAM)  Meeting  Southern Africa Region  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  2016 Plant Health Systems  Analysis Course  Training  Global  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Official Visit to Professional Development Center  Training  Trinidad and Tobago  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Detector Dog Training 2016  Training  Chinese Taipei  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training on Risk -Based Inspection and 
Phytosanitary Certification  Training  South Africa  Russell.A.Duncan@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Protection Workshop  Training  Paraguay  Frances.P.RomeroFuentes@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Distance Learning Workshop on Export 
Certification Process  Training  Pakistan  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Distance Learning Workshop on Risk Analysis  Training  Pakistan  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  International Symposium on Quarantine Pests  Meeting  Mexico  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Citrus Disease Technical Exchange  Training  Mexico  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training on Improving Surveillance, Diagnostics, 
Control and Reporting Systems  Training  Côte d'Ivoire  Cynthia.K.Duerr@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Cold Treatment Training  Training  Indonesia  scott.b.goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Technical Assistance to Mango Pre -clearance 
Program  Technical Assistance  Haiti  David.A.Ashford@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Haitian Ministry Officials Visit Guatemala Medfly 
Program  Training  Haiti David.A.Ashford@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Perishable Products Tour  Technical Assistance  Central America  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training on Fruit Fly Trapping and Record Keeping  Training  Dominican Republic  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Ghana - Practical Tools for Phytosanitary 
Inspection and Sampling  Training  Ghana  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Expert Consultancy on Medfly Control and 
Eradication  Technical Assistance  Dominican Republic  scott.b.goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  North American Plant Protection Organization 
Workshop: International Standard for 
Phytosanitary Measures 15 (ISPM 15) 
Implementation in the Americas  Training  Central America  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Webinar on Citrus Greening Disease  Training  Colombia  Scott.B.Goldman@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Partnership Meeting  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  4th Safeguarding Technical Working Group  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  4th Meeting on Caribbean Pest Diagnostic Network  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  2016 Plant Quarantine Principles and Procedures 
Course  Training  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  1st Meeting of Communications Technical Working 
Group  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Citrus Greening International Seminar  Training  Bolivia, Plurinational State of  Conrad.Estrada@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Trinidad Red Palm Weevil Online Training  Training  Caribbean  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov   
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Plant Health  Regional Pest Prioritization & Pest Risk 
Assessment Training Initiative  Training  Caribbean  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Virology Identification Training  Training  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Region Diagnostic Training on Characterization of 
White Fly Biotypes  Training  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Diagnostic Training and Plant 
Epidemiology  and Risk Analysis Laboratory 
(PERAL) Library Initiative  Training  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Laboratory Quality Control and Assurance Training  Training  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Assessment of Differences in Anastrepha Obliqua 
Infestations  Training  Caribbean  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Diagnostic Training and Visit to 
University of Florida - Institute of Food and 
Agricultural Sciences Plant Diagnostic Center  Training  Caribbean  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Participation in Caribbean Plant Health Directors 
9th Annual Meeting  Meeting  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health  2016 Plant Quarantine Principles and Procedures 
Course  Training  Caribbean Region  Wayne.DeChi@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Review and Assessment of Biosafety Regulations 
Consistent with International Obligations  Subject Matter 
Expert  Malaysia  David.S.Heron@aphis.usda.gov  
Biotechnology  Risk Assessment, Socio -economic Assessment, 
and Risk Management of GMOs  Subject Matter 
Expert  Turkey  David.S.Heron@aphis.usda.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Facilitation of Central Asia -Afghanistan Standards 
and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures 
Working Group Meeting - November 2014 - 
Istanbul, Turkey  Meeting, Subject 
Matter Expert  Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  mcofield@doc.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Facilitation of the Central Asia -Afghanistan 
Standards, Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) 
Measures, and Customs Working Group Meeting - 
June 2015 - Astana, Kazakhstan  Meeting, Subject 
Matter Expert  Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  mcofield@doc.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Facilitation of Central Asia -Afghanistan Sanitary 
and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures Working Group 
Meeting - November 2015 - Istanbul, Turkey  Meeting, Subject 
Matter Expert  Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey  mcofield@doc.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Facilitation of Central Asia -Afghanistan Sanitary 
and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures Working Group 
Meeting - January 2016 - Istanbul, Turkey  Meeting, Subject 
Matter Expert  Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Tajikistan,  Turkmenistan  mcofield@d oc.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  Facilitation of Central Asia -Afghanistan Sanitary 
and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures Working Group 
Meeting - June 2016 - Rome, Italy  Meeting, Subject 
Matter Expert  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan,  Uzbekistan  mcofield@doc.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Training on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards 
in Livestock Value Chains  Training  Dominican Republic  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Training in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards 
to Improve Post -Production Processing and 
Handling  Training  Dominican Republic  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov   
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Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Training to Poultry Producers and Processors on 
Safety Standards  Training  Ghana  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Training to Government Officials on Developing 
Meat Inspection Regulations, Vaccination 
Protocols, Biosecurity, Certifications and Markings, 
and Environmental Impacts of Poultry Production  Training  Ghana  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Training on Post -harvest Handling , Drying, 
Storage, and Quality Assurance of Feed Inputs 
(Soy and Maize)  Training  Ghana  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Development of Two Regional Feed Testing 
Centers to Improve Post -harvest Infrastructure  Technical Assistance  Ghana  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Training in Sanitary, Phytosanitary, and Food 
Safety Regulations to Comply with International 
Standards  Training  Honduras  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training and Technical Assistance to Fruit and 
Vegetable Farmers  Training  Malawi  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training to Improve Post -harvest Handling and 
Storage Infrastructure  Training, Technical 
Assistance  Malawi  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training to Improve the Efficiency and Profitability 
of Value -added Post -harvest Manufacturing 
Throughout the Fruit and Vegetable Value Chains  Training, Technical 
Assistance  Malawi  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety, 
Agricultural 
Research  Support for Agricultural Research and Training for 
Government and Industry Officials Responsible in 
Food Safety  Subject Matter 
Experts, Training  Malawi  Nicola.Sakhleh@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on US food safety systems and standards 
to prevent and resolve SPS measures and TBT 
that hinder trade between the United States and 
the Philippines  Fellowship  Philippines  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on the WTO SPS Agreement  Fellowship  Kenya, Malawi, Uganda  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on USDA Inspection and Slaughterhouse 
Regulations, Standard s, and Procedures that 
Ensure U S Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products are 
Safe, Wholesome, and Properly Labeled  Fellowship  Brazil, Dominican Republic, Egypt, 
Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, 
Mongolia, Peru, S aint Lucia, Thailand  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety 
and Plant 
Health  Training on the Quarantine and Non -quarantine 
Management of Pests at Ports of Entry in the 
United States  Fellowship  El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training to Central America Free Trade Agreement 
- Dominican Repu blic (CAFTA -DR) Inspectors on 
US Verification of Origin  
Standards and Procedures  Fellowship  El Salvador, Honduras  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Training on How US Inspection and Food Safety 
Laws/Regulations are Created, Monitored, and 
Enforced on a National and Port Level  Fellowship  China, Philippines  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov   
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Food Safety  Training on U S food safety and standards on 
meat, poultry, and seafood, including the role of 
private industry and  government agencies for 
inspection and control of these products  Fellowship  Viet Nam  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on U S Laboratory Standards and Testing 
Procedures for Microbiology Testing  Fellowship  Egypt, Jordan  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on the Effective use of Pesticides for Food 
and Feed Products, Including the Establishment 
and Enforcement of Maximum Residue Limits 
(MRLs)  Fellowship  India Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on U S Slaughterhouse Management 
Practices Including an Overview of the 
Slaughterhouse Industry in the United States, 
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 
Principles, Storage and Transportation of Meat, 
and the Disposal of Post -slaughter Waste  Fellowship  Ghana  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training on Development Pest Risk Assessments 
and WTO International Standards  Fellowship  South Africa  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on the US Cold Chain Management 
System Including Production and Processing to 
Post-harvest Management, Cold Storage,  
Prevention of Contamination and Food Illness, 
Distribution, and International Trade Policy  Fellowship  Nigeria  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on the US Phytosanitary Inspection 
Process at Border Facilities  Fellowship  Senegal  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on the US Animal Products Audit 
Inspection Process and Meat Export Requirements  Fellowship  Kazakhstan  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on Dairy Cattle Breeding  Fellowship  India Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on US Swine Genetics, Breeding 
Systems, Biosecurity Systems, and Nutrition  Fellowship  China  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on US Fish Farming Systems  Fellowship  Georgia  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on Beef Production, Slaughtering, and 
Processing  Fellowship  Ecuador  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on Advances in Dairy and Beef Herd 
Management Practices and Genetics  Fellowship  Nicaragua  Desiree.Thomas@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Genotyping Phytophthora Infestans, 
Using Next Generation Sequencing  Fellowship  Peru Aida.Sijercic@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on a Rapid Field Molecular Detection 
System for Diagnosing the Presence of the Cocoa 
Swollen Shoot Virus  Fellowship  Ghana  Aida.Sijercic@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Using Biopesticide as an Alternative 
to Managing Cocoa Pod Borer  Fellowship  Malaysia  Aida.Sijercic@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Molecular Tools for Combatting 
Vascular Streak Dieback Disease  Fellowship  Philippines  Aida.Sijercic@fas.usda.gov   
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Plant Health  Research on Cocoa Diseases Witches’ Broom 
(Moniliophthora perniciosa) and Frosty Pod 
(Moniliophthora roreri)  Fellowship  Colombia  Aida.Sijercic@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on the Pedigree of Disease -resistant 
Cacao Clones  Fellowship  Cost Rica  Aida.Sijercic@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Swollen Shoot Virus  Fellowship  Nigeria  Aida.Sijercic@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Research on Improving Nutrient Utilization in 
Ruminants  Fellowship  India Sarah.Librea@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research to Combat Potato Psyllid Using 
Geostatistical Characterization  Fellowship  Guatemala  Sarah.Librea@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Research on Methods to Control Antibiotics, 
Mycotoxins, and Growth Promotant Residues in 
Feedstuff and Products of Animal Origin  Fellowship  Viet Nam  Sarah.Librea@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Research on Nutritional Improvement of Rice 
Straw Using Probiotics  Fellowship  Bangladesh  Sarah.Librea@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Research to Support the Rapid Detection of 
Streptococcus Suis Pathogen in Swine  Fellowship  Viet Nam  Sarah.Librea@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Cassava Brown Streak Disease and 
Post-harvest Deterioration  Fellowship  Rwanda  James.Remcheck@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Soilless Culture Technology to 
Reduce the Vulnerability to Climate Change  Fellowship  Jordan  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on New Laboratory Methods for the 
Diagnosis of Bacterial and Viral Diseases of Plants  Fellowship  Morocco  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Research on Rapid Detection of Salmonella and 
Enumeration of Escherichia coli in Different Food 
Types  Fellowship  Ghana  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Development of Policies to Reduce Prevalence of 
Brucellosis in Animals and People  Fellowship  Uganda  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Managing Maize Lethal Necrosis 
Disease (MLND) through an Integrated Approach  Fellowship  Kenya  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on the Integrated Pest Management of 
the Pulse Beetle Effecting the Kersting Groundnut  Fellowship  Ghana  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Research on the Detection and Prevention of 
Aflatoxin Levels in Groundnuts  Fellowship  Tanzania  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Research on Evaluation and Detection of Aflatoxin 
Levels in Groundnuts  Fellowship  Malawi  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Research on Diagnosis and Control of Zoonotic 
Diseases, Particularly Tuberculosis and Brucelosis   Fellowship  Egypt  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Research on Food Safety and Regulation 
Development for an Improved Food Safety Control 
System  Fellowship  Zambia  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Research on Climate Resilient Poultry Breeding  Fellowship  Ghana  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Research on Diagnosis and Cost Effective Control 
of Brucellosis in Bovine and Swine  Fellowship  Tanzania  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov   
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Animal Health  Training on Classical and Molecular Virology 
Techniques for Virus Isolation, Diagnostics, and 
Experimentation   Fellowship  Tanzania  Karen.Uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Training on Pesticide Field Trials for Minor Use 
Data Sharing  Training  Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Viet Nam  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance for Codex Delegates from the 
Coordinating Committee for Asia (CCAsia)  Training  China, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao 
People's Democratic Republic , 
Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  E-Learning to Strengthen Disease Surveillance in 
Live Bird Markets  Training  Viet Nam  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Information Exchange on the use of Veterinary 
Drugs in Food -producing Animals  Advice  China  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Specimen Collection, Sampling, and Diagnosis in 
the Field Workshop  Training  Indonesia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Introduction to Biotechnology  Training  India Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Support for Applied Research  Training  India Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Khapra Beetle Workshop  Training  Bangladesh, India, Kenya  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Health Systems Analysis Workshop  Training  Bangladesh, India  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Health Systems Analysis Course  Training  India Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Health Systems Analysis Course  Training  India Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Risk Analysis 101  Training  India Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Scoping Missions in Advance of Food Defense and 
Chemical Security Workshops  Training  Algeria, Indonesia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  "One Health" Training Workshop in Disease 
Surveillance, Diagnostic Detection Methods, and 
Alumni Network Building  Training  Indonesia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Assessment of the University of Veterinary and 
Animal Sciences' (UVAS) Demonstration Farm for 
High-producing Dairy Breeds  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal  Health  Dairy Herd Management Short Course at 
Mississippi State University for UVAS 
Demonstration Farm  Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Technical Assistance to University of Veterinary 
and Animal Sciences' Demonstration Farm (cow 
transport, herd management)  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Technical Assistance to University of Veterinary 
and Animal Sciences' Demonstration Farm 
(breeding)  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Animal Emergency Health Trainings for FAO 
Livestock Emergency Guidelines  Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Vaccination Program to Contain Foot -and-Mouth 
Disease (FMD)  Research, Training  Pakistan   
Animal Health  Vaccination Program to Control Peste de Petites 
Ruminants  Research, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov   
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Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Long-term Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) 
Capacity Building Advisor for Capacity Building 
and Project Management Activities  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Development of Distance Learning Modules for 
Plant Health Officials and Associated Training 
Workshops  Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Post-harvest Pest Management Training for 
Pakistan Private and Public Stakeholders in South 
Africa  Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Technical  Assistance to Combat Peste des Petits 
Ruminants (PPR)  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Technical Assistance on Animal Health Emergency 
Response  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Technical Assistance on Production Strategies for 
Mitigating Cotton Leaf Curl Virus  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Training on Control of Khapra Beetle in Rice Value 
Chain  Advice, Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Pest Surveillance Workshop  Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Pest Risk Analysis Workshop  Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Phytosanitary Certification Workshop  Training  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Research on Breeding, Identifying, Adopting and 
Releasing New Disease -resistant Wheat Varieties  Advice  Pakistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Weed Risk Assessment Training  Training  India Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Food Labeling Training  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Aflatoxins: 2015 Global Minor Use Priority Setting 
Meeting  Advice  Costa Rica  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance on Aflatoxin Management in 
Central America and/or Haiti  Advice, Training  Central America/Haiti  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Good Documentation Practices Workshop  Training  This activity is a suite of Good 
Documentation Practices workshops in 
Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and 
Nicaragua.  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Snow Peas Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
Course  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Chile Trilateral Meeting for Honduran Delegation 
in Chile, March 2015  Training  Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  A delegation of Chilean Technical Experts 
Supported Ongoing Capacity Building Efforts to 
Reproduce Chile's Customs Inspection System in 
Honduras  Training  Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Citrus Greening Lab & Field Visits  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Colombia Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) 
Activity  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Plant Health DNA Lab Training  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov   
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Plant Health  Commercialization of F1 Coffee Hybrid Plant 
Production to Combat Coffee Rust  Grant  Costa Rica Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Food Safety Agricultural Sustainability Training in 
South America, the Caribbean, and Latin America  Training  This activity is a suite of "FAST" 
program trainings in Barbados,  
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica , Paraguay, 
Peru, Trinidad and Tobago.  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Food Safety and Agricultural Sustainability 
Training Program Introduction Workshops  Training  This activity is a suite of "FAST" 
Program trainings in Barbados, 
Colombia , Dominican Republic , 
El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, 
Honduras, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, 
Trinidad and Tobago.  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Food Safety and Agricultural Sustainability 
Training Program Processing Plant Assessments  Advice  This activity is a suite of consultations 
in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Panama,  Paraguay, Peru. Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Collaborative Exchange on Food Defense  Training  Costa Rica  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Fruit Fly Control Training  Training  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 
Food Safety Course with El Instituto Nacional de 
Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos (INVIMA)  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Food Safety Lab Management Workshop  Training  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Food Safety Lab Trainings and Assessment for 
Meat Equivalency  Training  This activity is a suite of lab trainings 
and meat equivalency assessments in 
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, 
Panama.  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Scoping Mission to Discuss Future Food Safety 
Technical Assistance Needs  Advice  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Good Agricultural Practices Workshop  Training  Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Garlic Disease Management Workshop  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Garlic White Rot Workshop  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Snow Peas Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
High School Training  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Potato Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
Training  Training  Guatemala   
Plant Health  Ralstonia Lab Diagnostics Workshop  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Consultative Visit on Pesticides  Advice  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Good Agricultural Practices Workshop  Training  Costa Rica  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Fruit Fly Monitoring and Control Program  Advice, Training  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard Analysis 
Critical Control Points Training  Training  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  High School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
Training  Training  Guatemala, Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov   
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Plant Health  High School Potato Integrated Pest Management 
(IPM) Training  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) Disease Survey Visit  Advice, Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Haiti Food Safety Meeting at Tuskegee University  Advice  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  National Laboratory Management Support  Advice  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Laboratory Diagnostics and Integrated Pest 
Management (IPM) Training  Training  Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Potato Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
Workshops  Training  Guatemala, Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  High School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
Curriculum Development  Advice, Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  High School Snow Peas Integrated Pest 
Management (IPM) Course  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Technical Visit on Citrus Huanglongbing 
Diagnostics  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance for Codex Delegates from the 
Coordinating Committee for Latin America 
(CCLAC)  Training  Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,  
Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay, 
Uruguay  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Training for 
Growers  Training  Guatemala, Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Support to Colombian Participants to Join 
Workshop on Pesticide Maximum Residue Levels 
(MRLs)  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Irradiation Workshop  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance  for Codex Delegates from the 
Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAfrica) and 
the Coordinating Committee for Latin America 
(CCLAC)  Training  Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ca bo Verde, 
Congo, Côte d'Ivoire , Democratic 
Republic of Congo, Gabon, The 
Gambia, Ghana, Gu inea, Kenya, 
Malawi, Mali, Niger, Senegal, South 
Africa, Tanzania, Zambia; Antigua and 
Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, 
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, 
Dominica, Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, 
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, 
Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  SPS Needs Assessment  Advice  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Pest Surveillance Training  Training  Guatemala, Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Laboratory Pesticide Residue Training  Training  Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Pesticide Control Act Legislation Support  Advice  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov   
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Food Safety  Requirements for Exporting Food to the United 
States Market —Focus of the Food Safety 
Modernization Act (FSMA)  Training  This activity is a suite of FSMA 
requirements training in Barbados, 
Colombia, Dominican Republic, 
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras , Jamaica , 
Peru, Paraguay , Trinidad and Tobago.  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Port Inspection Training on Meat and Poultry 
Products  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Post-harvest Management Course on Green Beans 
and Snow Peas  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Pest List Workshop  Training  El Salvador  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  San Marcos High School integrated Pest 
Management (IPM) Training  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  San Marcos Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
Potato Training  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Study of Prevalence of Salmonella  Advice  Honduras  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance on Maximum Reside Levels 
(MRLs)  Training  Colombia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Post-harvest Pest Management Course  Training  Guatemala  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance for Codex delegates from the 
Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAfrica)  Training  Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Togo  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance on Aflatoxin Management in 
East Africa  Advice, Training  Malawi, Uganda  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Africa Maximum Reside Levels (MRLs) and Good 
Laboratory Practices Technical Assistance  Advice, Training  Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, 
Tanzania, Uganda  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Technical Assistance on Biopesticide Document 
Adoption  Advice, Training  Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Technical Assistance for Standards, Methods and 
Procedures (SMP) Animal Health Program  Advice  Kenya  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Ghana Pesticide and Maximum Residue Levels 
(MRLs) Technical Assistance  Advice, Training  Ghana  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Import and Export of High Risk Plant Products 
Workshop  Training  Ghana  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  International Course on Wildlife Disease 
Monitoring and Management  Training  Kenya  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Meetings with International Institute for Tropical 
Agriculture to Coordinate Ongoing and Future 
Efforts  Advice  Tanzania  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Support the Validation and Implementation of 
Nigeria's Food Safety Policy  Advice  Nigeria  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Sponsorship of Four Participants to Attend the 
National Institute of Plant Health Management's 
Regional Plant Health Systems Analysis Course in 
Hyderabad, India  Training  Ghana, Kenya  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov   
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Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Long-term Regional Sanitary -phytosanitary 
Capacity Building Advisors for Government Policy 
Development and Project Management Activities 
Assigned to West Africa  Advice, Training  Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, 
Côte d'Ivoire , The Gambia, Ghana, 
Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Liberia, Mali, 
Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, 
Sierra Leone, Togo  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Aflatoxin Stakeholder and Sampling Workshops  Training  Burkina Faso, Tanzania  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Long-term Regional Sanitary -phytosanitary 
Capacity Building Advisors for Government Policy 
Development and Project Management Activities 
Assigned to East Africa  Advice, Training  Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Animal Health, Livestock Trade, and 
Transboundary Animal Diseases Training and 
Advisory Services  Advice  Ethiopia, Kenya  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Food Defense Technical Assistance  Training  Algeria, Pakistan, Yemen  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Pesticide Risk Assessment and Field Trials  Training  Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, 
Tunisia, Yemen  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Middle East Good Laboratory Practices and 
Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) technical 
assistance  Advice, Training  Egypt, Morocco, Yemen  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Maximum Reside Levels (MRLs) Training and Field 
Studies  Training  Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Pesticide Residue Research Project  Training  Egypt  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  To Support the Development of an Aflatoxin 
Management Program  Advice, Training  Haiti Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance 
Workshop for Bangladesh National Reference 
Laboratory for Avian Influenza  Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Bioinformatics Workshop for Bangladesh National 
Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza  Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Workshop on Insect Pest Identification for 
Bangladesh Plant Quarantine Wing  Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Workshop on Pest Lists for Bangladesh Plant 
Quarantine Wing  Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Plant Quarantine Standard Operating Procedure 
Development Workshop  Advice, Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Entomology Training for Plant Quarantine 
Inspectors  Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points 
Workshop  Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Research  Project Studying Transmission of Avian 
Influenza from Wild Migratory Birds to Domestic 
Poultry in Bangladesh  Research  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Pesticide Registration Consultations  Advice  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Regional Plant Health Systems Analysis Course in 
India Training  Bangladesh  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov   
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Animal Health  Assist in Facilitation of the National Animal Health 
Program Steering Group Meeting  Advice  Georgia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Support to Develop Regional Veterinary 
Associations  Advice  Georgia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Support for the Community Animal Health 
Network Pilot Program  Training  Armenia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Animal Health Program Visit  Advice  Armenia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Provision of Technical Assistance Related to 
Priority Animal Health Issues of the Ministry of 
Agriculture  Advice  Georgia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on Especially Dangerous Pathogen 
Diagnostics as Part of Foot -and-Mouth Disease 
(FMD) Control Strategy  Training  Kazakhstan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Short -term Technical Expertise to Enhance the 
Ability to Manage and Respond to Foot -and-Mouth 
Disease (FMD)  Advice  Armenia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health  Training on Especially Dangerous Pathogen Zoning 
as Part of Foot -and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Control 
Strategy  Training  Kazakhstan  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health, 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety  Annual Contribution to the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility (STDF) to Support Global 
Trade Capacity Building and Technical Assistance  Technical Assistance  Global  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Global Pesticide Priorities Workshop   Advice  Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, 
Uganda  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  West Africa Laboratory Assessments  Advice  Burkina Faso, T he Gambia , Ghana  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) Validation Workshops  Advice, Training  Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda , Tanzania, 
Uganda  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Regional Aflatoxin Biological Control Product 
Development  Advice, Training  Burkina Faso, Burundi , The Gambia , 
Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, 
Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania , 
Uganda, Zambia  Betsy.Ba ysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Southern Africa Fruit Fly Policy  Advice  Angola, Botswana, Malawi, 
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, 
Zambia  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Plant Health  Border Inspection Workshop  Training  Ghana  Betsy.Baysinger@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Global Siluriformes (Catfish) Seminar  Training  Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam  Shannon.McMurtrey@fsis.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Overview of US Food Safety System Seminar  Training  Mexico  Shannon.McMurtrey@fsis.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Overview of US Food Safety System Seminar  Training  Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay  Shannon.McMurtrey@fsis.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Overview of US Food Safety System Seminar  Training  Armenia, Brazil, India, Mongolia  Shannon.McMurtrey@fsis.usda.gov  
Food Safety  Overview of US Food Safety System Seminar  Training  Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, 
Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South  
Africa, Tunisia  Shannon.McMurtrey@fsis.usda.gov  
 
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