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G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.9 
27 September 2011 
 (11-4669) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
   
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
 
Submission by the United States 
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, dated 29 August 2011,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States. 
 
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1. In response to the Secretariat's request in G/SPS/W/101, the United States submits the 
following compilation of technical assistance provi ded to developing countries and newly acceding 
countries between 1 October 2009 to 30 Septembe r 2010, in accordance with Article 9 of the 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS) Measures.  In this report, the 
United States provides details on 346 technical assistance projects in the fields of food safety, animal 
health, and plant health.  The United States conti nues its efforts to tailor technical assistance in 
relation to the requests made by developi ng countries and newly acceding countries. 
2. The United States also calls attention to G/SPS/GEN/181, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.1, 
G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.2, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.4, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.5, 
G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.6, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.7 a nd G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.8, which identify 
previous annual reports of SPS-related technical as sistance provided by various agencies of the United 
States. 
3. The United States remains both supportive of, and active in, granting technical assistance to 
developing countries within the framework of the SPS Agreement.  The United States capacity 
building efforts have helped num erous developing and WTO-acceding co untries build and or enhance 
their SPS regulatory regimes.  In 2010, and leading out  to 2012, the US Govern ment has provided, or 
has obligated, funds for SPS trade capacity buildi ng (TCB) efforts in excess of $10.4 million.  When 
accounting for the portion of SPS TCB-related activit ies in US Government sponsored activities under 
the Food for Progress program and other assistance progr ams, the SPS TCB effort of the United States 
can be considered as part of a $300 million plus capacity building undertaking.  US Government 
assistance has taken, and continues to take, many forms, including training seminars, staff assistance, 
and data sharing. 
4. Below are descriptions of several comprehensive or thematic areas of US commitments, 
followed by the table listing other technical assist ance activities funded by the US Government during 
the reporting period. G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.9 
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  I. UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO SPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
1. Africa 
5. In 2010, the United States Department of Agri culture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (USDA - APHIS) provided geographic positioning systems/GIS transboundary animal disease training to West and Central African countries to help build capacity for the surveillance of 
transboundary diseases in West and Central African Countries.  This included a collaborative United 
States Government (USG) effort to place three reside nt SPS Advisors in Sub-Saharan Africa to cover 
the East, West, and Southern Africa regions.  The SPS Advisors directly supported governmental SPS 
agencies in their respective regions to develop in stitutional capacity on sci ence-based plant health, 
animal health, and food safety regulatory systems consistent with interna tional standards.  Among 
other duties, the resident SPS Advisors assisted countries with developing technical agendas for SPS 
programs;  applying new and innovative appro aches in planning, designing and evaluating SPS 
programs;  and recommending activities and appro aches to advance the accomplishments of the 
programs.  Additionally, as part of the SPS program, the United States sponsored a seminar in Entebbe, Uganda, on trade and risk-based disease cont rol for livestock and animal products for Chief 
Veterinary Officers (CVOs) from A frican Union member countries. 
2. APEC Economies 
6. The US Government's participation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food 
Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF) and related ev ents signifies an investment in the food safety 
systems of our trading partners.  Under the FSCF's Partnership Training Institute Network (PTIN), the 
US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and its federal partners assembled 90 food safety and 
training experts from APEC economies at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., on 19 May 2010, to 
build a partnership to deliver enduring food safet y training in the APEC region.  The workshop 
engaged the participants to develop a generic set of training materials to meet critical food safety 
training needs throughout the food supply chain.  Th e group also strategized on the best practices for 
dissemination of these materials and mechanisms for evaluating effectiveness of the training on risk 
analysis, supply chain management, laboratory capacity, and managing food emergencies.  The 
workshop focused on produce and seafood, both cate gories that can be significant sources of food-
borne disease and are commonly traded throughout the APEC Economies. 
7. The efforts of the United States to coordinate technical training and share best practices help 
to increase the capacity of APEC member economies  to produce safe foods, regulate food safety, and 
help ensure science- and risk-b ased approaches to food safety to help facilitate global trade in safe 
food. 
3. Latin America 
8. In 2010, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Se rvice (USDA-FAS) initiated a technical and 
policy guidance effort on pesticide registration and maximum residue level (MRL) setting for key emerging market countries in Latin America, incl uding Brazil, in support of the second Global Minor-
Use Summit.  Training included how to establish pes ticide MRLs and facilitate pesticide registrations.  
This assistance will enable participants better understand how to conduct internationally-accepted 
residue field trials;  how crop groups are establishe d; and how to nominate new pesticides for Codex 
reviews. 
9. The United States hopes to enhance the number of  pesticide products that are available to 
specialty crop growers worldwide, and facilitate  the establishment of Codex pesticide maximum 
residue levels.  G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.9 
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  4. Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
(CAFTA DR) 
10. Since 2004, the United States has expanded the t echnical assistance it provides to Costa Rica, 
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, a nd the Dominican Republic to enhance the food 
safety and SPS regimes in the region.  Among other actions, the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship 
Program sponsored 17 Fellows from the CAFTA-DR and other Latin American countries to train on 
US inspection procedures and regulations used to ass ure that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, 
wholesome, and properly labeled.  This training helped to protect the consumers of these countries 
from food safety risks. 
5. United States Pesticide Outreach 
11. The United States conducted a number of activiti es aimed at strengthening the capacities of 
our trading partners to conduct pesticide field tria ls and to strengthen opera tional and testing methods 
to levels comparable with US and international st andards.  In 2010, the USDA-FAS collaborated with 
the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a nd Rutgers University to train 15 sub-Saharan 
African pesticide regulatory officials in good la boratory practices (GLP) in Nairobi, Kenya.  
Compliance with EPA's GLP standards ensures the qua lity and integrity of field residue data which is 
used to support national pesticide product regist rations and to establish MR Ls.  Among other actions, 
this project strengthened the ability of officials in  sub-Saharan African count ries to conduct pesticide 
field trials, review field data used to register ne w pesticide products, and to contribute residue data for 
the establishment of Codex MRLs.  This was also a follow-up activity on global efforts to promote 
more consistency in the establishment of MRLs. 
6. Codex Colloquia 
12. In 2010, the United States hosted multiple C odex Delegates Colloquia, bringing together 
Codex delegates from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean for several technical committees to discuss methods for enhancing regional cooperation on the adoption and implementation of science-
based food safety standards.  The colloquia provided a forum for each country's delegates to advocate 
on behalf of their national positions, with the hope  of building regional agreement and support in 
advance of the Codex committee meetings that follo wed shortly thereafter.  Such progress heightens 
food safety for consumers, and science-based standard s, also enable greater international market 
access for the beneficiary countries. 
7. United States Food Defense Outreach 
13. The APEC-endorsed Food Defense Pilot Program wa s launched in 2008, with the intent to put 
into practice the food defense principles endorsed  by the APEC Counter Terrorism Task Force 
(CTTF) in 2007.  Pilot projects were implemented in Peru (2008) and Thailand (2009), and have been 
initiated in both Viet Nam (September 2010) and the Philippines (January 2011), with each project 
tailored to the particular conditions in each economy. 
14. In 2010, the United States collaborated with Thai counterparts and the private sector to 
execute two food defense awareness events in Thailand for key food sector stakeholders, in 
cooperation with Prince of Songhla University in sout hern Thailand.  The event was designed to raise 
awareness of the importance of protecting the food supply chain against intentional contamination and 
provide voluntary low cost/no-cost approaches to protect the safety and integrity of international agricultural trade. 
15. The pilot programs and subsequent follow-up ac tivities have resulted in a significant increase 
in the number of facilities employing food defense pl ans and/or incorporating food defense measures G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.9 
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  into their basic food safety plans, and have also le d to considerable modification and creation of new 
curricula in host economy universities at the underg raduate, post-graduate, a nd continuing education 
levels.  
16. Upon the completion of all four pilot project s in mid 2011, facilitators from the pilot 
economies will work together to develop an A PEC-specific set of food defense documentation, 
guidance, and educational materials.  The four p ilot programs are intended to culminate in an APEC 
regional event, wherein food defense awareness c ourse material will be delivered and expertise 
provided by facilitators from the country-specific p ilot projects.  The regional workshop will take the 
train-the-trainer element integrated in the individu al pilot projects to the next level, creating a 
regionally sustainable information-sharing system. 
17. The USDA FAS and FSIS, the USFDA and US i ndustry conducted three-day food defense 
workshops, in Lima, Peru and Panama City, Pana ma.  The event was a continuation of the APEC 
Food Defense Pilot Project held in Lima, Ica, and Trujillo, Peru in 2008.   The APEC-endorsed US 
food defense team planned a follow-up event fo r Peruvian industry, academia, and government 
officials, with a focus on the private sector.  The workshop builds on the food defense technical 
information provided during the initial phases of the pilot project.  The US expert team addressed 
food defense methodologies, practices, and tools to  strengthen skills and understanding necessary to 
facilitate vulnerability assessments, food defense pl anning efforts, and food defense educational 
programs. 
18. The USFDA sponsored a Food Defense Traini ng Program for industry participants and a 
Food Defense Education Exchange Program for academic participants.  The University of 
Minnesota's National Center for Food Protection an d Defense coordinated and hosted the program.  
The program aimed to equip the Thai and Peruvian  participants with the skills and understanding 
necessary to facilitate educational programs, vul nerability assessments and food defense planning 
efforts in their respective countries and regions. 
II. UNITED STATES ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH OUTREACH  
1. Animal Health 
19. The United States helped strengthen regional capacity to use science-based approaches to 
trade in live animals through, among other actions, the co-sponsorship of a workshop on livestock disease risk assessments in the Horn of Africa in  2010.  The workshop was designed to develop an 
appreciation of risk assessment as it relates to tr ade in live animals and commodities, increase the 
understanding of the use of surveillance data in ri sk analysis, and enhance participants' knowledge of 
methods of risk mitigation to support regional trade in livestock and animal products in the Horn of 
Africa.  The workshop sponsors were the USDA, the US Agency for International Development 
(USAID), the International Livestock Research Ins titute (ILRI), and the African Union Inter-African 
Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR). 
20. Other animal heath efforts supported by the Un ited States included an effort to provide the 
Iraqi Veterinary Medical Syndicate (IVMS) with resource materials to in crease access to animal 
health relevant information as well as knowledge and awareness of anim al health issues and practices.  
The United States provided programmatic and fina ncial support for meetings, trainings, and 
workshops for IVMS members and associates.  G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.9 
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  2. Plant Health 
21. In an effort to improve global plant health systems and promote the use of science-based 
international standards, long term  management of SPS issues, and e xpansion of agricultural trade 
opportunities, the US Government provided a two-week  plant health systems analysis course in the 
United States for participants from Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin Am erica, and sub-Sahara 
Africa.  As part of the training, the USDA APHI S illustrated how it confronts complex challenges 
posed by a variety of global and domestic plant h ealth issues.  Training included an overview of 
APHIS interactions with other Federal and Stat e agencies, international organizations, foreign 
governments, industry, and the general public, to a ddress plant health issues of mutual concern.  
Among the topics covered were fundamental concepts  of plant health, international standards and 
agreements, and legislative authorities.  The trai ning covered site visits, including a trip to the 
National Plant Germplasm Inspection Station.  Ma jor outputs of the training included action plans 
developed by the participants to assess how their or ganizations responded to plant health issues and 
identified potential areas where change may e nhance their ability to address these issues.  
  
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Animal Health 15 Sept 2005-15 Sept 2010 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Management 
 
$45,000 USDA FY 2006 Food for Progress Grant-funded activities in 
Helmand and Kandahar provinces.  Activities included disease 
surveillance and reporting; bacterial and parasitic disease 
incidence reduction; essential equipment, rehabilitation of 
veterinary facilities, vaccines and medicines, lab equipment and vet training. Afghanistan Ron Croushorn 
202-720-4221 Ron.Croushorn@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 01 Oct 2006-30 Sept 2011 
 
Regional Trade Liberalization and Customs Project 
 
a portion of the project funds of $3,884,862 were used in 
support of SPS trade capacity 
building (TCB) activities) The US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural 
Service (USDA- FAS) sponso red research between USDA 
scientists and West African scientists to help assess the vulnerability of sorghum cultivars,  hybrids, and land races from 
the US and West Africa to long smut and grain mold fungi. Senegal, Niger Nora Banks 
(202) 720-3904 
Nora.Banks@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health, 
WTO TBT 
Enquiry and 
Notification Points 14 May 2007-31 Dec 2009 
 
Phytosanitary Information 
Management System 
(Database) 
 $10,000 The US Agency for International Development (USAID), in 
partnership with the government of Kazakhstan, sponsored the 
Regional Trade Liberalization an d Customs Project (RTLC) to 
advance development and to liberalize and facilitate export and 
import flows.  The RTLC worked with the Government of 
Kyrgyzstan to formulate steps to improve its SPS notifications 
systems and drafted several amendments to Tajikistan's existing 
legislation, including amendments to the draft veterinary law 
that are consistent with th e SPS Agreement and other WTO 
disciplines.  Further, the R TLC assisted Tajikistan in 
establishing its SPS and TBT Enquiry Point and National 
Notification Authority points of contact.  Tajikistan, 
Kyrgyzstan Jeremy Strauss 
7-727-2507612 (6317) 
jstrauss@usaid.gov  
 
Plant Health 01 Oct 2007-30 Sept 2012 
 
Micro, Small and Medium 
Enterprise II / Business Enabling Environment 
 
 A portion of the $1,700,000 of project funds were used in 
support of SPS TCB activities 
 The US State Department funded a USDA-led Phytosanitary 
Information Management System Program in partnership with 
Serbia's Plant Protection Directorate to develop a database on 
pests of quarantine importance.  This will allow Serbia to better monitor and address its plant health issues. Serbia Erica Johnston 
202-720-1423 
erica.johnston@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health and 
Food Safety 01 Oct 2007-30 Sept 2010 
 Agribusiness Trade Promotion 
Program (ATP) 
 A portion of the $4,000,000 of 
project funds were used in 
support of SPS TCB activities  In 2010, the USAID funded the Cambodia Micro Small and 
Medium Enterprise II/Business Enabling Environment (MSMEII/ BEE) Project that tr ained farmers on SPS and bio-
security with animals at their farms in cooperation with leading 
input suppliers.  MSMEII/BEE also supported the development of the animal health law and its implementing regulations, as 
well as the fisheries law.  MS MEII/BEE also assisted rural 
physical markets to improve san itation in the areas where meats 
and fish are sold by working with local Market Committees.  
The project is intended to help Cambodia enhance its 
competitiveness, productivity  and trade capacity through 
improved management practices, market knowledge and 
improvements in laws and regulations among others. Cambodia Angela Hogg 
93 700 234 205 ahogg@usaid.gov  
 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health, Food Safety 2 Apr 2009-22 Dec 2009 
 Cocoa Plant Disease 
 
$20,000 In 2010, the USAID funded the Agribusiness and Trade 
Promotion (ATP) Program in West African countries to increase the value and volume of intra-re gional agricultural trade of 
maize, onions and ruminant livestock in West Africa.  Among 
other trainings, the ATP conducted several cascade trainings, 
e.g., cattle fattening, including SPS measures for 1,250 livestock 
producers; meat cutting techniques with emphasis on food safety for 1,000 butchers; and, integrated pest management in the 
maize value chain.  The ATP also sponsored a stakeholders' 
workshop on aflatoxin control in West Africa. Burkina Fasso, Cote 
d-Ivoire, Ghana, Mali Ismael Quedraogo 
233247014619 iouedraogo@agribizafrica.org  
 
Plant Health 1 Aug 2009-12 Dec 2009 
 
Faculty Exchange Program 
 $161,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Borl aug Fellow from Ghana to 
conduct collaborative research and undergo training at the 
University of Florida.  The Ghanaian scientist focused his 
research on cocoa swollen shoot disease and new methods to eradicate the disease.  His research contributed to the increase 
and profitable production of cocoa in the West Africa region, 
thus, improving food security in Africa. Ghana Karen Uetrecht 
(202) 690-3359 
karen.uetrecht@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 1 Aug 2009-11 Dec 2009 
 Faculty Exchange Program 
 
$45,000 Under the USDA Faculty Exchange Program, seven participants 
from Ethiopia (2), Ghana (3), and Nigeria (2) trained at Texas A&M University.  This program brought university instructors 
to the United States for 4-5 months to upgrade their technical 
subject knowledge (e.g., plant pathology, entomology, horticulture or food science); improve their teaching and 
research skills; and, to develop new and revised courses (e.g., 
importance of SPS issues to world trade) for introd uction at their 
home institutions.  Participants attended a two-week workshop 
on pest risk analysis, border/airport inspection, and the US 
national surveillance system for plant diseases. Ethiopia, Ghana, 
Nigeria Ed Gerard 
(202) 690-1983 edward.gerard@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 
Expanded Agribusiness and 
Trade Promotion (E-ATP) Program 
$400,000 Under the USDA Faculty Exchange Program, two participants 
from Peru completed the program at Texas A&M University.  
This program brought university instructors to the US for 4-5 
months to upgrade their technical  subject knowledge (e.g., plant 
pathology, entomology, horticultu re or food science); improve 
their teaching and research skills; and, to develop new and 
revised courses (e.g., importance of SPS issues to world 
trade)for introduction at their home institutions.  Participants 
also attended a two-week works hop on Pest Risk Analysis, 
border/airport inspection, US national surveillance system for 
plant diseases, and other related  subject matters.  Peru Ed Gerard 
(202) 690-1983 
edward.gerard@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health 1 Sept 2010-31 Oct 2010 
 NAFTA Technical Working 
Group 
 $25,000 The USAID funded a three y ear Expanded Agribusiness and 
Trade Promotion (E-ATP) Progra m to increase the value and 
volume of intra-regional trade in  West African staple foods to 
improve the quality and availability of food, reduce poverty and 
enhance economic opportunities in the region.  This program focuses on the millet/sorghum, poultry and rice trade with an 
emphasis on reducing the risks of avian influenza (AI) outbreaks 
and transmission.   Burkina Fasso, 
Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo Ismael Quedraogo 
233247014619 iouedraogo@agribizafrica.org  
 
Food Safety 8 Sept 2009-30 Oct 2009 
 
Cocoa Plant Disease 
 $16,000 
 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) worked with 
NAFTA partners to harmonize Mexico's pesticide regulations 
with international standards and those of the United States. Mexico Lorry Frigerio 
(703) 605-0654 
frigerio.lorry@epa.gov  
  
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Plant Health 12 Sept 2009-24 Oct 2009 
 Dairy Management Training 
 
$19,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Borlau g Fellow from Guatemala to 
receive training on cocoa at Rutgers Univers ity, to study the 
isolation of natural anti-fungal compounds and testing 
procedures to determine their effectiveness against 
Moniliophthora Roreri. Guatemala Catherine Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 12 Sept 2009-24 Oct 2009 
 
Genetics 
 $13,400 The USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored twelve 
fellows from Chile, Ecuador, and the Bolivarian Rep. of 
Venezuela for a two-week dairy management training program.  
Fellows met with industry and government leaders and received lectures hands-on workshops guided farm visits and a dairy 
processing plant tour led by University of Wisconsin-Madison 
faculty and staff experts on  dairy cattle nutrition, systems 
management, biological systems engineering, milk quality, 
breeding, reproduction, genetics, calf care, facility design, cow 
comfort, economics of farm management, dairy product development and marketing.  They also attended the 13
th Annual 
World Dairy Exposition International Dairy Short Course and 
Expo. Chile, Ecuador, 
Bolivarian Rep. Of 
Venezuela Tanya Hinnant 
(202) 720-3382 
Tanya.Hinnant@fas.usda.gov  
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both govt and private  
Plant Health, 
Genetics 15 Sept 2008-15 Sept 2010 
 
Chickpea Disease Prevention  
$30,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Borlaug Fellow from the Instituto 
Nacional de Investigacion Agrari a to train at Michigan State 
University for five weeks on transcription analysis using bioinformatic tools and microarray techniques.  Training focused 
on bioinformatics, genetic engineering, and applied plant 
breeding.  The fellow's home laboratory in Peru handles projects involving the molecular characterization of native Andean 
animals such as llama and alpaca as well as native crops.  The 
fellowship enhanced the Fellow's understanding of bioinformatics and improved his laboratory's ability to undertake 
future projects.  Peru Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 26 Sept 2009-31 Oct 2009 
 Feed Safety Analysis 
 
$19,990 The USDA-FAS Scientific Co operation Exchange Program 
provided $30,000 to support a joint research project for Ascochyta blight resistance be tween Montana State University 
and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.  The research is 
intended to prevent plant diseases, such as Ascochyta, in order to increase the yields of chickpeas in India and the United States. India Khaliaka Meardry 
(202) 690-1866 khaliaka.meardry@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health, 
Food Safety 26 Sept 2009-31 Oct 2009 
 Dairy Science 
 
$19,980 A USDA-FAS Borlaug Fe llow from Serbia's Scientific Institute 
of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia received training at Cornell University in feed safety analysis.  The fellow worked on the 
mycotoxicological problems in animal nutrition and its effects 
on human health and learned new laboratory techniques in the mycotoxicological inspection of an imal feed which can be used 
to strengthen feed monitoring protocols in Serbia.  This training 
allowed the Fellow to adopt new research approaches to feed inspection and improve food safety standards in Serbia. Serbia Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 27 Sept 2009-3 Oct 2009 
 
Food Labelling  
$6,500 A USDA-FAS Borlaug Fellow of the Institute for Food 
Technology and Biochemistry, Serbia, completed a Borlaug 
Fellowship at Cornell University that  focused on dairy science.  
The fellow's studies included the investigation of the ripening of 
cured cheeses, quality controls on autochthonous dairy products, 
and HACCP standards in the dairy industry.  She also learned advanced laboratory and analytical techniques relative to dairy 
products.  As a result, the Fellow was able to refine the tutorials 
provided in her pilot plant in Serbia and increased cooperation 
between her host and home institutions. Serbia Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 27 Sept 2009-10 Oct 2009 
 Livestock Herd Management 
 
$79,900 A USDA-FAS Cochran Fellow from the Barbados National 
Standards Institute (BNSI) participated in a training program focusing on Food Labeling.  The training was developed in 
conjunction with the FAS Office of Scientific and Technical 
Affairs.  It included the development of food and nutrition labeling, labeling policies for fresh fruits and vegetables, 
development of standards for fresh fruits and vegetables, and 
aspects of the World Trade Organization Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (WTO SPS).  The Fellow met with 
staff from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Food 
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS), Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion; the 
Food and Drug Administration; and the US Customs and Border 
Protection, as well as food industry representatives.  The goal of this activity was to help Barbados improve its food and 
nutritional labeling standards, and assist Barbados in 
implementing the WTO SPS Agreement.  Barbados Kelly Shaw 
(202) 690-2735 Kelly.Shaw@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health 27 Sept 2009-10 Oct 2009 
 Animal Disease Surveillance 
 
$37,400 The USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program in partnership 
with the USAID, sponsored 15 African Fellows on Livestock Herd Management and received training on livestock and dairy 
improvement.  The Fellows included dairy farm owners and 
managers, government researchers, and dairy and livestock association members.  The focus was on five key areas:  dairy 
cattle feed applications, animal nutrition, animal health, genetics, 
and dairy cattle herd management.  Due to synergies with ongoing USAID activities under the Global Food Security 
Response (GFSR), USAID sponsored additional candidates in 
both Senegal and Mali. Burkina Faso, Mali, 
Senegal Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 27 Sept 2009-9 Oct 2009 
 
Dairy Genetics 
 $60,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored four Cochran Fellows from Morocco 
(1) and Tunisia (3) to participate in a two-week training course 
in animal disease surveillance designed in conjunction with Ohio 
State University.  Training covered veterinary epidemiology and disease surveillance; biosecurity of animal products during 
animal movement; import/export of animal products; disease 
diagnostic systems establishmen t;  and laboratory capacities to 
handle highly infectious pathogens.  Site visits included various 
government agencies.  The goal was to help Morocco and Tunisia with their efforts to c ontain the spread of contagious 
animal diseases and to better understand US veterinary 
measures. Morocco, Tunisia Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 
lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 
Veterinary Training Program 
 $30,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored five Cochran Fellows from Pakistan 
to study dairy cattle and farm management, dairy genetics, 
nutrition, and animal health.  Fellows attended the World Dairy 
Exposition and visited Ohio State University research facilities and laboratories, dairy farms, semen processing facilities, and 
artificial insemination facilities. Pakistan (Cochran 
Fellowship 
Program) Avis Watts-Massenburg 
(202) 690-0032 
avis.watts-
massenburg@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 Animal Disease Control 
Cost/Benefit Analysis Model 
 $180,000 The USDA-FAS partnered with th e Georgia Institute for Public 
Affairs (GIPA) to support resi dent veterinarian trainings 
throughout Georgia.  USDA-FAS, in partnership with Colorado 
State University, trained local  veterinarian and regional 
coordinators on modern animal health advice, and development of associations in support of the animal disease surveillance 
system in Georgia. Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 East Africa SPS Advisor 2010 
 
$856,069 The USDA-FAS, in partnership with experts at the University of 
Nevada- Reno, provided technical assistance to the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture to develop on a cost/benefit analysis 
model: a strategic decision-making tool to assist Georgia 
implement their brucellosis cont rol action plan.  The model can 
also be used to help determine the value and priority of various 
components of Georgia animal health programs and can provide 
a technical perspective for high -level animal health policy 
decision-making in Georgia. Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 
West Africa SPS Advisor 2010  
$856,069 The USDA-FAS, in partnership with USAID, sponsored an SPS 
advisor to provide technical advice in the design of the SPS 
Capacity Building Program in the East Africa region.  The advisor led the implementation of plant health, animal health, 
and food safety programs, as well as activities managed by 
USDA and USAID and developed technical agenda for SPS programs in West Africa.  US partners also provided training on 
applied new and innovative approaches in planning, designing, 
and evaluating SPS programs; and recommended activities and 
approaches to advance the ac complishments of the program. Kenya, Burundi, 
Djibouti, Ethiopia, 
Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800 
Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health, Food Safety 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 Southern Africa SPS 
Coordinators 2010 
 $220,490 The USDA-FAS sponsored an SPS advisor to provide technical 
advice in the design of the SPS Capacity Buildin g Program in 
the West Africa region.  The advisor led the implementation of 
plant health, animal health, and food safety programs and 
activities managed by USDA and USAID; developed technical agenda for SPS programs in West Africa; applied new and 
innovative approaches in planning, designing, and evaluating 
SPS programs; and recommended activities and approaches to advance the accomplishments of the program. Nigeria, Senegal, 
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, 
The Gambia, Ghana, 
Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800 Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 
USFDA-CFSAN International Visitors' Program 
 
$142,100 The USDA-FAS sponsored SPS coordinators to provide 
technical advice in the design of the SPS Capacity Building 
Program in the Southern Africa region.  The coordinators led the implementation of plant health, animal health, and food safety 
programs and activities managed by USDA and USAID; 
developed technical agendas for SPS programs in southern Africa; applied new and innovative approaches in planning, 
designing, and evaluating SPS programs; and recommended 
activities and approaches to advance the accomplishments of the 
program. South Africa, 
Angola, Botswana, 
Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, 
Namibia, Swaziland, and Zambia Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800 
Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 3 Oct 2009-14 Nov 2009 
 Avian Disease Diagnostics 
(Borlaug Fellowship Program) 
 $24,200 USFDA Center for Food Safety Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 
experts from many offices trained 326 international visitors in 62 visits from more than 40 develo ping countries.  Most training 
sessions were short, but some la sted up to 30 days.  Long-term 
research and laboratory training was provided for 3-24 months with country support.  Topics included food safety inspection 
and compliance problems, agri cultural biotechnology, food 
additive safety, infant formula, food labeling, seafood and juice HACCP, Good Manufacturing Prac tices (GMP), and antibiotic 
use in aquaculture. Global Johnny Braddy 
240-402-1709 johnny.braddy@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 4 Oct 2009-30 Nov 2009 
 Virus Detection 
 
$24,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Borl aug Fellow from Bulgaria 
from the National Diagnostic and Research Veterinary Medicine Institute (NDRVMI) to study avian disease diagnostics at Texas 
A&M University (TAMU).  The fellow trained on reverse 
transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the rapid diagnosis of New Castle disease. The training was intended to 
assist the Fellow with improving the diagnostic and research 
capabilities of NDRVMI in Bulgaria.  Bulgaria Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 4 Oct 2009-17 Oct 2009 
 
Food Safety Practices and Policies 
 
$23,300 A Borlaug Fellow from the Ph ilippines received training on 
virus detection methods in porcine tissue and serum samples at 
the University of Georgia.  The Fellow trained on using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELI SA) and real-time polymerase 
chain reaction techniques to increas e her diagnostic capability of 
virus detection.  The analytical  techniques that she mastered 
enhanced her ability to identify the virus which causes porcine 
reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in swine tissue.  
These techniques are transferable to other types of veterinary outbreaks. Philippines Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 5 Oct 2009-8 Oct 2009 
 
National Avian Influenza Diagnostics Laboratory 
Workshop 
 $45,000 
 The USDA-FAS provided training for two Philippine Cochran 
Fellows on food safety.  The topics included food quality control 
and standards, food labeling, import and export regulation guidelines governing processed foods, and interactions with 
federal inspection services.  This was intended to enhance the 
Philippines' capability to develop and implement science-based regulations for imported processed food products. Philippines Phuong Mai 
(202) 690-2986 
phoung.mai@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health 8 Oct 2009-17 Nov 2009 
 Disease Risk Assessment 
 
$20,100 The USDA-FAS sponsored a national workshop on testing and 
diagnostic protocols for highly pathogenic avian influenza and common differential diseases in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  The 
workshop was attended by approximately ten participants from 
the Bangladesh Central Disease Investigation Laboratory and the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute. Bangladesh Andrew White 
(202) 690-2744 Andrew.White@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 8 Oct 2009-8 Dec 2009 
 
Food Safety (Borlaug Fellowship Program) 
 
$13,400 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Borlaug Fellow from Bulgaria to 
train at Iowa State University in  disease risk assessment.  The 
training focused on the epidemiol ogy of exotic animal diseases 
and statistical and mathematical modeling as it relates to risk 
assessment.  This training bolster ed the expertise of the National 
Veterinary Service of Bulg aria in risk assessment. Bulgaria Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 9 Oct 2009-17 Oct 2009 
 
Georgian Delegation to attend 
Annual United States Animal health Association Meeting 
 
$40,000 USDA-FAS sponsored a Borlaug Fellow from El Salvador to 
train on fruit and vegetable processing at the University of 
Kentucky.  The training covered quality and food safety 
standards and practices to avoid post-harvest losses; fruit and vegetable pulp preservation (pasteurization, blanching, freezing, 
and dehydration); and other subject matters. El Salvador Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 11 Oct 2009-21 Nov 2009 
 
Detection of Food-borne Pathogens 
 
$19,900 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Georgi an Delegation to attend the 
Annual Meeting of United States Animal Health Association 
(USAHA) and 52
nd Annual Conference of American Association 
of Veterinary Laboratory Diagno sticians.  MOA officials were 
exposed to the USAHA model in order to enhance their 
scientific knowledge base on animal health issues and policy so as to better implement effective animal health services/extension 
services in Georgia. Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 
Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 12 Oct 2009-25 Nov 2009 
 Pathogen Control 
 
$20,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Borlaug Fellow from Bulgaria to 
train at Oklahoma State Univers ity (OSU) in the rapid detection 
of food-borne pathogens and food spoilage organisms.  The 
Fellow worked in OSU's mi crobiology and molecular 
laboratories learning to detect pathogens using real-time techniques.  This fellowship assisted the fellow with in-country 
laboratory analysis using rapid methods of pathogen detection. Bulgaria Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health, 
Food Safety 12 Oct 2009-21 Nov 2009 
 Econometric Analysis of Food 
Safety Measures 
 $19,200 The USDA-FAS, in partnership with the University of 
Tennessee, Knoxville, sponsored a Borlaug Fellow from Bulgaria's National Diagnostic and Research Veterinary 
Medicine Institute (NDRVMI) to train in food safety.  Training 
included microbiological and physiological control of pathogens in foods of animal origin.  The training focused on the isolation 
and examination of E. coli O157 as it relates to food safety and 
contamination prevention.  This training was intended to increase the capacity of NDRVMI to investigate and prevent the 
contamination of food with pathogenic strains.   Bulgaria Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 16 Oct 2009-16 Oct 2009 
 Food Safety Training Program 
 
$2,300  The USDA-FAS, in partnership with Ohio State University, 
sponsored a Fellow from India's National Center for Agricultural Economics and Policy to train on  the econometric analysis of 
food safety measures from the farm to the consumer.  This 
fellowship encouraged the adoptio n of economically feasible 
food safety standards in India. India Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 20 Oct 2009-20 Oct 2009 
 
West Africa Training in 
Laboratory Quality Control 
 $32,198 
 USFDA experts demonstrated the e fficacy of the US food safety 
system for fresh foods of plant origin with five government 
officials from Indonesia related to  the Indonesian Decree 27 at a 
day-long conference at CFSAN. Indonesia Debbie Subera-Wiggin 
240-402-1726 
debbie.subera-
wiggin@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Plant 20 Oct 2009-29 Oct 2009 
 Participation in Brazilian 
Course of Fruit Fly Control 
Programs  
$7,328 
 The USDA-APHIS provided  technical experts to  West African 
nations to upgrade their laboratory quality control capabilities. Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Plant Health 25 Oct 2009-25 Oct 2009 
 
The Global Food Basket 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Seminar 
 
$15,000 The USDA-APHIS funded participation of a Bolivian plant 
health expert, at a Brazilian course  on fruit fly identification and 
control, with the objective of strengthening Bolivia's 
phytosanitary health system.   Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of/Brazil Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Animal Health 26 Oct 2009-30 Oct 2009 
 Workshop on Livestock 
Disease Risk Assessments in 
the Horn of Africa  
$25,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a risk -based disease control and 
trade seminar for key high leve l officials, including chief 
veterinary officers from the Middle East, to outline the 
importance and principles of risk analysis and trade.  The focus 
was primarily on trade between the Middle East and the Horn of Africa in livestock and poultry, and the creation of safe trade 
corridors.  This seminar was held in conjunction with the Middle 
East Regional World Animal Health Organization (OIE) meeting.  Kenya, Qatar, 
Bahrain, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia, United Arab 
Emirates, Yemen Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800 Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 29 Oct 2009-30 Oct 2009 
 
INOFOOD 2009 Cumbre Iberoamericana de Inocuidad y 
Seguridad Alimentaria 
 $3,000 The USDA-FAS co-sponsored a workshop on qualitative and 
quantitative risk analysis.  The goals of this workshop were to 
develop an appreciation of risk assessment as it relates to trade in live animals and commodities, understand the use of 
surveillance data in risk analysis, and enhance knowledge of 
methods of risk mitigation to supp ort regional trade in livestock 
and animal products in the Horn of Africa.  The workshop 
sponsors were USDA-FAS, USAID, the International Livestock 
Research Institute (ILRI), and the African Union Inter-African 
Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR). Djibouti, Eritrea, 
Ethiopia, Kenya, 
Somalia, and Southern Sudan Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800  
Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 30 Oct 2009 
 Standards and Trade 
Development Facility 
Workshop on Use of Economic Analysis in SPS Decision 
Making 
 $1,600 USFDA experts presented lectures on "US Food Safety System 
and Requirements for Importation into the United States", "Emerging Food-borne Pathogens:  An Important Public Health 
Issue" to food industry exporters, sponsored by GCL Fundacion. Chile Ana Maria Osorio 
anamaria.osorio@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 Nov 2009-5 Nov 2009 
 
JIFSAN/USFDA Good Aquaculture Practices Train-
the-Trainer 
 $89,500 USFDA expert made a presentation to 100 international 
delegates to the WTO SPS Committee on measuring the benefits 
and costs of food safety regulations at the STDF workshop in Geneva. Global David Zorn 
240-402-1825 
david.zorn@fda.hhs.gov  
  
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Food Safety 1 Nov 2009-14 Nov 2009 
 PVS Gap Analysis Review for 
Bhutan 
 $25,071 USFDA-CFSAN and academic experts delivered a train-the-
trainer program to roughly 50 aquaculture industry producers and regulators hosted by the Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish 
Foundation. Bangladesh Stanley Serfling 
240-402-2320 stanley.serfling@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 1 Nov 2009-18 Dec 2009 
 
Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified 
Organisms (Borlaug 
Fellowship Program)  
$24,000 USDA-APHIS official took part in an OIE sponsored 
assessment, "Provision of Vete rinary Services" tool.  The 
assessment aimed to identify infrast ructure needs in the official 
veterinary sector in Bhutan. Bhutan Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 2 Nov 2009-6 Nov 2009 
 Montenegro and Serbia Results 
Evaluation Consultation 
 
$22,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Borlaug Fellow from Viet Nam to 
train at Iowa State University on methods to conduct a confined field trial for risk assessment of biotech crops which can be 
applied in Viet Nam's ecological conditions.  Training included 
the study of greenhouses and trial sites, design of trial protocol, 
monitoring for risk assessment on biodiversity, non-target 
insects, soil ecosystems, and gene flow.  The fellowship helped the Fellow to prepare to regulate and provide technical 
guidelines for field trials of biotech crops in Viet Nam, including 
biotech maize, soybean, and cotton.  Viet Nam Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 3 Nov 2009-3 Nov 2009 
 
Video Teleconference on Iraq 
Capacity Building  
$594 The USDA-FAS sent a team of t echnical experts to visit with 
several veterinary scientific institutes, veterinary practitioners, 
and other key stakeholders to gather and evaluate results for the 
Serbia and Montenegro animal health programs.  The evaluations provided key data on the impact of this animal health 
program in the understanding of and practices related to 
international standards, institutional support, diagnostic skills, veterinary higher education and animal diseases. Serbia Trachelle Carr 
(202) 690-0787 
Tracelle.Carr@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 5 Nov 2009-13 Nov 2009 
 
Plant Health Law Assistance  
$7,689 The USDA-APHIS coordinated a video teleconference aimed at 
supporting technical information exchange on animal health 
measures for Iraqi participants to gain a better understanding of USDA APHIS regulations. Iraq Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Plant Health 9 Nov 2009-9 Nov 2009 
 West Africa Poultry Pathology 
Training 
 $38,000 A USDA-APHIS representative pa rticipated in listening sessions 
and made recommendations on new plant health legislation for Viet Nam that will be useful in protecting its plant health while 
participating in international trade. Viet Nam Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 9 Nov 2009-13 Nov 2009 
 
Lab Network Quality Assurance meeting 
 
$525 A USDA-APHIS technical expert  provided sessions in West 
African Poultry Pathology workshops in Nigeria and Cameroon.  
Sessions included insight into recognition/control of common poultry diseases and identification/containment of pathogenic 
avian influenza.   Nigeria & 
Cameroon Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 9 Nov 2009-13 Nov 2009 
 
Pre-Audit Guatemala 
November 2009  
$9,153 USDA-APHIS funded a Laboratory Network Quality Assurance 
Workshop intended to aid Ghana with its laboratory quality 
assurance efforts.  The goal is to improve the quality of 
diagnostics among laboratories in Ghana and aid in rapid response to animal disease threat s, particularly highly pathogenic 
avian influenza. Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 10 Nov 2009-14 Nov 2009 
 
Regional Live Bird Market 
System, HACCP and Poultry Biosecurity Workshop 
 
$5,942 The USDA-FAS sponsored an expe rt to conduct pre-audits of 
various poultry and meat plants in Guatemala seeking partial 
equivalence to evaluate the plan ts and confirm that suggested 
changes and updates have taken place as well as to see that standards and regulations set forth by the USDA Food Safety 
and Inspection Service have been met.  Guatemala Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 
Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 13 Nov 2009-13 Nov 2009 
 
Phytosanitary Certification and 
WPM Meeting  
$2,377 USDA-APHIS funded a Regional Live Bird Market Systems and 
Poultry Biosecurity workshop in Tunisia.  Eighteen participants 
from North and East Africa atte nded. The workshop goals were 
to improve the region's live bird market systems and poultry biosecurity. North and East 
Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Plant Health 15 Nov 2009-19 Nov 2009 
 Risk Analysis and Technical 
Training 
 $65,014 USDA-APHIS sponsored a delegation meeting used to 
determine when a phytosanitary cer tificate is genuine; explained 
the USDA APHIS wood packing materials 
treatment/certification program; and assisted Indonesia with its 
treatment and certification processes. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Food Safety 16 Nov 2009-20 Nov 2009 
 Veterinary Accreditation and 
National Animal Identification 
Training  
$12,714 The USDA-FAS and APHIS spon sored a risk analysis and 
technical training in Cairo, Egypt with Tuskegee University.  The focus of the training was to help Egypt's government 
agencies, university faculty members, and trade and consumer 
groups examine the techniques of risk analysis and meet international risk assessment prin ciples.  The training enhanced 
participants' understanding of techniques used in risk analysis, 
the process of weighing policy alternatives to control risks, and how to communicate risks effectivel y to the public. Participants 
included mid-level decision-makers involved in risk assessments 
for animal, plant, and human health. Egypt Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 19 Nov 2009-3 Dec 2009 
 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Risk Assessments  
$35,000 The USDA-FAS supported a USAID-funded technical 
veterinary expert who conduct ed veterinary accreditation and 
national animal identification trainings and provided assistance 
to Guatemala in reviewing their current programs and plans.  
This training strengthened and improved animal health 
surveillance and traceability of anim al diseases in Guatemala.   Guatemala Gabbriel Frigm 
202-720-5495 
gabbriel.frigm@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 20 Nov 2009-20 Nov 2009 
 
West Africa Training in 
Laboratory Quality  
$32,198 The USDA -FAS, under the US-Chi na Scientific Cooperation 
Exchange Program, collaborated with the University of Georgia 
to facilitate food safety traini ng for six Chinese professionals 
from various Shanghai universities, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Institute of Agri-food Standards and Testing 
Technology.  Key objectives of the training were to introduce 
emerging food tracing techno logies, improve temperature 
monitoring techniques, and increase the effective utilization of 
international standards and risk a ssessments to assess regulatory 
decisions and impacts on trade.   China Khaliaka Meardry 
(202) 690-1866 
khaliaka.meardry@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 23 Nov 2009-26 Nov 2009 
 
Veterinary Training on 
Biosafety and Biosecurity  
$20,000 The USDA-APHIS provided assistance in upgrading laboratory 
capacity and importance of uniform laboratory procedures, 
focusing on quality control systems and laboratory management 
of West African nations. West Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
Animal Health 26 Nov 2009-6 Nov 2009 
 Pest Risk Assessment Training 
 
$13,071 The USDA-FAS conducted a technical epidemiology and 
veterinary training workshop with Georgian veterinarians on biosecurity and biosafety.   Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov   
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Plant Health 30 No v 2009-4 Dec 2009 
 Annual Coordination Meeting 
of West and Central Africa 
Regional Network of National Veterinary Diagnostic 
Laboratories 
 $3,061 The USDA-APHIS under the Fa culty Exchange Program, in 
partnership with Texas A&M, trained 10 participants from Africa and Central/South America on Pest Risk Assessment, to 
help increase exports of plant products. Africa, 
Central/South America Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
Animal Health 30 Nov 2009-4 Dec 2009 
 
 Detection of Citrus HLB using 
Real Time PCR 
 $9,500 The USDA APHIS and Food and Agriculture Organization 
(FAO) presented a workshop in Bamako, Mali on strengthening 
laboratory networks among the countries of Western and Central Africa to support rapid detection and early response to Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).  Western and Central 
Africa will now be better armed in rapid detection of HPAI. Western and Central 
Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
Plant Health 30 Nov 2009-12 Dec 2009 
 
Pre-Audit Dominican Republic 
 
$9,412 The USDA-APHIS provided traini ng of laboratory technicians 
on the real time Polymerase Chain Reaction Protocol for the 
detection of Huang Long Bing in citrus samples.  The results are 
expected to help laboratory technicians  from the Dominican 
Republic, Belize, and Honduras to quickly detect and respond to citrus greening virus outbreaks. Dominican 
Republic/Belize/ 
Honduras Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
Food Safety 1 Dec 2009-14 Dec 2009 
 
Veterinary Science  
$35,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a veterinary expert to conduct pre-
audits of various poultry and meat plants in the Dominican 
Republic that are seeking partial equivalence to evaluate the plants and confirm that suggested changes and updates had taken 
place as well as to see that standards and regulations set forth by 
the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service have been met.  This assistance directly supp orted the Central America Free 
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Dominican Republic Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 
Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov   
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Biotech   1 Dec 2009-30 Sept 2010 
 Identifying National, Regional 
and Global Space-time Patterns 
of H5N1, HPAI  
$50,000 Through the US-China Scientific Exchange Program, veterinary 
experts from USDA and Iowa State University trained six Chinese officials from the China Institute of Veterinary Control 
on pre-license evaluation, risk  assessment for genetically 
modified vaccines, standardized  reagents, and other subject 
matters.  The training was designed to assist the Chinese 
government with establishing an International Office of 
Epizootics collaborating center.  The training also expanded 
opportunities to develop and trade safe biotechnology-based 
veterinary products and strengthen the agricultural safeguarding 
system in China by promoting the use of safe and nutritious products. China Khaliaka Meardry 
(202) 690-1866 khaliaka.meardry@fas.usda.gov  
Animal Health 7 Dec 2009-11 Dec 2009 
 
APHIS Experts Participation at the Epidemiology Working 
Group Meeting CaribVet 
 
$16,243 The USDA-APHIS assisted FAO w ith analysis of patterns of 
HPAI outbreaks using FAO data.  The analysis will be of help to 
countries potentially affected by over-flying bird populations including Western Europe, the Black Sea/Baltic Sea Basins, 
Western Africa, Egypt, and the Middle East, Central Russia and 
Kazakhstan.   United Nations Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 7 Dec 2009-11 Dec 2009 
 Dairy II in Nicaragua 
 
$34,290 The USDA-APHIS representativ es from the Center for 
Epidemiology and Animal Health participated in an Epidemiology Working group for the Eastern Caribbean, with 
participants from Antigua, St. Vincent, Dominica, Trinidad & 
Tobago, and Jamaica.  APHIS mentors participated in reviews and risk analysis surveys, scored priorities of diseases, and 
reviewed surveillance network assessment tools.   Caribbean Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 7 Dec 2009-11 Dec 2009 
 JIFSAN-USFDA Good 
Agricultural Practices Train-
the-Trainer  
$2,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored training on dairy processing for 
Nicaragua's dairy industry on USFDA requirements for exporting firms. Training included: FDA requirements for Good 
Manufacturing Processes (GMPs) , Hazard Analysis and Critical 
Control Points and Pasteurization (HACCP) in advance of the USFDA inspections of their facilities. The training helped 
Nicaragua's dairy processing industry implement improvements 
to the food safety management systems.  It also enabled inspection officials to provide adequate oversight and 
verification of those systems.  Nicaragua Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 14 Dec 2009-18 Dec 2009 
 APEC Food Defense Pilot 
Project, Thailand: Phase 4 
 $20,746 The USDA-FAS and the Joint In stitute for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) provided a five-day program, in country, to 50 potential trainers and melon producers from 
government, industry, and academia. Topics included basic 
environmental, human health, and sanitary operational practices necessary for production of safe, wholesome fruits and 
vegetables. "The Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety 
Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Ve getables" covered agricultural 
and postharvest water uses, manure and biosolids, worker health 
and hygiene, field and facility sanitation, transportation, and 
trace back.  El Salvador Christine Hileman  
301-796-8319 christine.hileman@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety, Food 
Defense 17 Dec 2009-17 Dec 2009 
 
Reportable Food Registry 
Outreach  
$1,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored and collaborated with, FSIS, US 
industry, and Thailand counterparts to execute two food defense 
awareness events. As a follow- up to a train-the-trainer 
workshop, academics from Katsetsa rt University presented with 
FAS at a two-day awareness workshop for key food sector 
stakeholders in Songkhla, Thailand, in cooperation with Prince 
of Songkhla University. The group implemented a seminar at 
Katsetsart University in Bangkok for the university's continuing 
education program.  Also, advanced food defense information was provided during a general awareness workshop in May. The 
events were designed to raise awareness of the importance of 
protecting the food supply chain against intentional contamination and provide voluntary low cost/no-cost 
approaches to protect the safety and integrity of international 
agricultural trade.  Thailand McCormick, Kelly 
(202) 720-1347 
Kelly.McCormick@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 20 Dec 2009-21 Feb 2010 
 
Supplies and Equipment 
Support to Lao National Avian Influenza Diagnostic 
Laboratory 
 $10,074 USFDA expert presented materials on the new reportable food 
registry (RFR) regulations and how to use DHHS's new 
electronic portal for the report able food registry to six 
government officials in the Chil ean Directorate on International 
Economic Affairs. Chile Ana Maria Osorio 
anamaria.osorio@fda.hhs.gov  
  
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Animal Health 1 Oct 2009-30 Sept 2011 
 Trade Accession and 
Facilitation for Afghanistan 
 $285,352 (a portion of the 
project funds were used in 
support of SPS TCB activities) The USDA-APHIS donat ed supplies and equipment for rapid 
and reliable diagnostic systems to a Lao laboratory to combat the threat of HPAI which will greatly  benefit the Lao laboratory.   Lao, People's Dem. 
Rep. of Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal and Plant 
Health, Food 
Safety 1 Jan 2010-31 Jan 2010 
 
Plant Pathogen Identification 
Training  
$11,883 In 2010, the USAID funded the Trade and Accession Facilitation 
for Afghanistan (TAFA) project to foster Afghanistan's 
economic growth, trade and investment through regional and 
global trade linkages and economic integration.  Such efforts included the review of draft laws on Plant Protection and 
Quarantine and Animal Health to harmonize them with the WTO 
SPS Agreement.  The TAFA also  assisted Afghanistan in 
developing a model law on food safety to serve as the basis for 
developing Afghanistan's food safety law.  These efforts were 
designed to advance Afghanistan's WTO accession efforts Afghanistan Susan Kutor 
93 700 234 205 
skutor@usaid.gov  
 
Plant Health 1 Jan 2010-1 Jan 2011 
 
India Biocontrol Program-Parasitoid 
 
$8,912  The USDA-APHIS provided training to Ministry of Agriculture 
officials from Argentina on the identification of Phytophthora, a 
genus of plant pathogens that causes losses across a wide variety of crops .  The training will greatly help Argentina prevent trade 
disruptions. Argentina Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Plant Health 4 Jan 2010-19 Mar 2010 
 
Implementation of Two Live Bird Market Seminars for the 
Prevention of Avian Influenza 
Virus for Backyards, Small Poultry Producers and Traders 
in Ecuador 
 $16,000 The USDA-APHIS provided bio-control agents, parasitoids, 
which helped India control papaya mealybug, a pest devastating 
papaya crops. India Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Animal Health 17 Jan 2010-5 Mar 2010 
 Borlaug India (Ashok Giri) 
Allergen and Toxin Testing 
 $21,642 The USDA-APHIS and IICA-sponsored a biosecurity program 
targeting Ecuador's whole poultry production chain.  The event showed the risk of introduction of aluminum and other diseases 
to small poultry production facilities and is expected to improve 
Ecuador's poultry chain. Ecuador Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Biotech, Food 
Safety 18 Jan 2010-30 Nov 2012 
 
Strengthening the Agriculture Sector in Peru 
 
$2,971 The USDA-FAS sponsored a fellow from India for training at 
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on allergen and toxin testing 
of genetically modified crops. The purpose of the training was to strengthen the fellow's background and knowledge about safety 
testing procedures for genetically modified crops. This training 
provided the Fellow and his laboratory with the tools to evaluate promising biotechnology products against food safety standards 
early in the development process, before considerable time and 
money is spent developing a non-approvable crop trait.  India Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 18 Jan 2010-21 Jan 2010 
 
Regional Workshop for 
Invasive Mollusk Pests of Economic Importance 
 
$29,940 The USDA-APHIS provided visitors from Peru with overviews 
of APHIS operations at ports of entry in the United States.  Peru 
requested assistance to strengthen institutional capacity with the 
long-term goal of improving trade opportunities. Peru Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Plant Health 19 Jan 2010-30 Sept 2010 
 
Biosecurity Training in the Districts of Canjur, Sukabumi, 
and Bogor 
 $17,520 The USDA-APHIS provided an Invasive Mollusk Pest workshop 
to various Caribbean Ministry  officials in the Dominican 
Republic.   Caribbean Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 18 Jan 2010-22 Jan 2010 
 
Peru PASA Planning Meeting and Project Launch 
 
$40,000 The USDA-APHIS provided Indon esia biosecurity train-the-
trainer workshops to enable Indonesia's government and poultry 
association to train farmers to develop their own farm biosecurity. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Food Safety 21 Jan 2010-23 Jan 2010 
 First Annual International 
Conference of Veterinary and 
Aquaculture Pathologies  
$19,300 A team of USDA FAS project managers met with Peruvian 
counterparts to create a project work plan from which to guide 
USDA's support to Peru through 2012. The areas covered 
included: food safety, animal h ealth, plant health, agricultural 
research, agricultural curriculum development, and participation in international standard setting organizations. Peru Jason Sandahl 
(541) 359-1943 Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 25 Jan 2010-13 Feb 2010 
 World Spice Congress and 
spice assessment 
 $70,400 Five USFDA CFSAN and Center  for Veterinary Medicine 
(CVM) experts presented Good Aquaculture Practices, HACCP food safety management systems, veterinary drug residue 
testing, and USFDA requirements for imports to 50 government 
officials, academics, and salm on industry hosted by the 
Universidad Austral de Chile.  The USFDA-CFSAN and CVM 
experts presented talks on aquaculture production and drug 
residues in fish, focusing mainly on salmon production for 20 industry and government participants in Valdivia, Chile. Chile Barbara Montwill  
240-402-1426 barbara.montwill@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety 25 Jan 2010-29 Jan 2010 
 
Indonesia GPS and GIS open 
Source Course on January 25 -
29, 2010  
$40,288 Three USFDA experts lectured in India about food safety 
requirements for spices  and conducted a food safety assessment 
of the spice industry. They also  worked with the India Spices 
Board to develop international technical assistance outreach 
materials to improve spice safety. India Daria Kleinmeier 
240-402-2026 
daria.kleinmeier@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 26 Jan 2010-29 Jan 2010 
 Regional Coordination 
Workshop of Actors in the 
Poultry Value Chain  
$5,674 
 The USDA-APHIS sponsored a five-day train-the-trainer 
workshop on Global Positioning  Systems (GPS) and Geographic 
Information Systems (GIS) for Indonesian government and 
others, who will train livestock service personnel.  The personnel 
can use GPS to better detect and respond to outbreaks of animal diseases.   The course will ultimately serve as a helpdesk guide 
for Indonesian staff. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 27 Jan 2010-10 Sept 2010 
 
Implementation of Science-
based Principles in Risk Management 
 
$52,560  A USDA-APHIS representative provided a workshop on the 
Poultry Value Chain in Accra, Ghana.  This will help Ghana 
develop a government-industry program to improve poultry 
health. Ghana Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Food Safety 29 Jan 2010-30 Sept 2010 
 University of Florida Study 
Tour on Food Safety/Quality 
Inspections & Grading  
$144,567 The USDA-FAS funded USEPA experts to train Chinese 
officials on pesticide risk assessments establishment of MRLs and facilitating pesticide registrations.  This will enhance China's 
capacity to conduct risk assessments based on internationally-
accepted scientific principles and ensure food safety for China's 
farmers and consumers.  China will also gain faster access to 
newer and safer pesticides. China Jason Sandahl 
202-690-3985 Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 Feb 2010-5 Feb 2010 
 Dairy III in Guatemala Feb. 
2010 
 $20,554 The USDA-FAS and the Millennium Challenge Corporation 
(MCC) organized and hosted a study tour for six representatives from different agencies in Cape Verde responsible for food 
safety and food inspection regulations and grading. Cape Verde John Kelly 
(202)720-0249 John.Kelly@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 Feb 2010-4 Feb 2010 
 
WTO Assistance  
$11,525 The USDA provided dairy training to officials in Guatemala to 
follow up with dairy plants on the implementation of 
recommended HACCP procedures and to work on the next steps in achieving international dairy sanitation standards required for 
exports.  Guatemala Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 
Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 Feb 2010-13 Feb 2010 
 
Capacity Building for Central 
Veterinary Laboratory  
$4,000 The USDA-FAS provided assistan ce to Serbia with their WTO 
accession efforts by addressing methods to harmonizing their 
SPS laws and regulations with international standards.  Serbia Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 
Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 1 Feb 2010-30 Sept 2010 
 Biosecurity Training in the 
Districts of Subang and 
Purwankarta  
$23,825 The USDA-APHIS funded  a project trainer from South Africa to 
Namibia to establish quality management systems in veterinary laboratories to strengthen diagnostic HPAI capabilities and 
diagnosis in Namibia. Namibia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 1 Feb 2010-10 July 2010 
 Indonesia Livestock Expo 
2010 
 $23,000 The USDA-APHIS delivered bi osecurity train-the-trainer 
workshops to enable government and poultry association officials to train farmers to develop their own farm biosecurity in 
Indonesia. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Animal Health 1 Feb 2010-13 Feb 2010 
 Capacity Building for Central 
Veterinary Laboratory, 
Namibia  
$8,940 The USDA-APHIS trained government and industry officials 
and staff in Indonesia as part of an international livestock exhibition via two seminars:  Poultry Biosecurity and National 
Poultry Improvement Plan.  The workshops will assist Indonesia 
in preventing the spread of H5N1 avian influenza. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 7 Feb 2010-18 Feb 2010 
 WTO Notification Database 
Assistance 
 $29,869 The USDA-APHIS funded tr aining and facilitated the 
establishment of a quality management system in Central Veterinary Laboratories (CVL) in  Namibia.  Major deficiencies 
at the CVL were identified and be nefits are expected to help 
staff in Namibia. Namibia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 8 Feb 2010-19 Feb 2010 
 
Dominican Republic Animal Health System Development 
 
$14,283 The USDA-FAS trained Egyptian Officials on WTO Enquiry 
Point Notification Systems to evaluate the progress made on 
their WTO notification database system and to assist in further refining the database as needed. This database will help Egypt 
track domestic and international regulatory notifications.  As 
required by the WTO SPS Agreement, the training enhanced 
Egypt's SPS regime, facilitated greater transparency, and 
advanced private-sector participation in the regulatory process.  Anticipated long-term results include the adoption of science-
based policies to reduce and the elimination of non-tariff barriers 
to trade.  Egypt Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 
Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 8 Feb 2010-30 Apr 2010 
 
Risk Assessment of Food-
borne pathogens  
$25,200 The USDA-FAS sponsored a veterinarian and an FAS SPS 
Advisor to assess the animal h ealth systems in the Dominican 
Republic and to review previous efforts to upgrade the country's 
animal health surveillance and quarantine system.  The experts met with officials in the Ministry of Agriculture's Veterinary 
Service to discuss future actions needed to achieve equivalence 
with the United States.   Dominican Republic Gabbriel Frigm 
202-720-5495 
gabbriel.frigm@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety & 
Plant Health 13 Feb 2010-28 Feb 2010 
 
USDA and Georgia Host 
Fourth National Animal Health Plan Steering Group Meeting 
 
$30,000 The USDA's Scientific Exchange Program sponsored a scholar 
from India to train on risk assessment and risk management of 
foodborne microbial pathogens at Pennsylvania State University.  
The training focused on good agricultural practices, microbial 
food safety hazard analysis and Listeria.  The scholar was able to 
learn a more integrated approach to food safety that allowed her 
to visualize ways to adopt intervention strategies upon her return 
to India.   India Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health 17 Feb 2010-19 Feb 2010 
 Western Hemisphere Codex 
Delegates Colloquium, Peru 
 $135,562 The USDA-FAS conduct ed training workshops for local 
veterinarians involved in USDA's animal health program.  Training covered disease contro l and surveillance, professional 
communication, business management for veterinarians, 
reproductive health, and microscopy/ serology. Georgia  Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 15 Feb 2010-19 Feb 2010 
 
Avian Influenza Epidemiology Training/Workshop 
 
$24,065 The USDA-FSIS Codex Office and the State Department 
sponsored  the Western Hemisphere Codex Colloquium that 
brought together delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean to exchange views and ideas related to five specific 
committees: CCPR, CCCF, CCMAS, CCFA, and CCFL.  The 
goal was to cultivate stronger relationships between these countries on food safety issues in advance of upcoming 
worldwide meetings for these committees. Argentina, Chile, 
Costa Rica, 
Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, St. Lucia, 
Bolivarian Rep. of 
Venezuela Shane Danielson 
 (202) 720-1230 
Shane.Danielson@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal 15 Feb 2010-16 Feb 2010 
 Fruit Fly Workshop in 
Swaziland 
 
$2,000 The USDA-APHIS funded four APHIS-Cambodia staff and 
veterinary epidemiologists from the National Animal Veterinary Research Institute of Cambodia (NaVRI) to train municipal and 
provincial officers to help preven t and control avian Influenza in 
Cambodia.  Cambodia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Plant 17 Feb 2010-20 Feb 2010 
 Peruvian Attendance at 
International Organic 
Agriculture Symposium ---BIOFACHS 
 
$3,500 The USDA-APHIS provided an invasive fruit fly workshop for 
Swaziland government officials on the identification and control of invasive fruit flies impacting the plant sector.  The goal was to 
prevent the spread of emerging de structive species of fruit flies 
throughout Southern Africa. Swaziland Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 20 Feb 2010-7 Mar 2010 
 
Food Safety/HACCP 
 $43,577 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Peruvian  food safety official at the 
2010 Biofach Organic Food Symposium in Germany.  The goal 
of the project was to assist Peru with the development of its 
organic food standards.  Peru Ben Rau 
(202) 690-2344 
Ben.Rau@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 22 Feb 2010-6 Mar 2010 
 HACCP-Food Safety 
Regulations & Inspection 
Practices  
$54,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored Cochra n Fellows from Kazakhstan 
(four government and pr ivate food safety specialists) to receive 
training on food safety. The Fellows were exposed to best 
practices, quality assurance methods and safety regulations of 
the meat industry in Missouri. They learned about advanced food safety standards, Hazard Analys is and Critical Control Point 
regulations, certification of exports, government inspection and 
control, laboratory analysis at  production facilities, and modern 
safety equipment.   Kazakhstan Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 23 Feb 2010-25 Feb 2010 
 
Live Bird Market Biosecurity workshop 
 
$25,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored five Cochran Fellows from 
Colombia and the Dominican Republic to participate in a 
HACCP-Food Safety Regulations & Inspection Practices Training.  The training, designed in conjunction with Texas 
A&M University, provided the team with an in-depth 
understanding of food safety.  Colombia, 
Dominican Republic Kelly Shaw 
(202) 690-2735 
Kelly.Shaw@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 1 Mar 2010-30 Sept 2010 
 
Good Poultry Practices 
Booklets in Bahasan 
(Indonesia) 
 $16,000 The USDA-APHIS sponsored a review of the Avian Influenza 
program in Peru to help put control on biosecurity for live bird 
markets into action.  The training was intended to help Peruvian 
Ministry officials become better equipped to prevent the spread 
of H5N1 avian influenza. Peru Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 1 Mar 2010-30 Sept 2010 
 
Training Tools for teaching poultry biosecurity 
 
$15,850 The USDA-APHIS funded a project to translate and prepare a 
set of five illustrated booklets on Good Poultry Practices as a 
resource to farmers in Indonesia with a goal of improving poultry safety. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 1 Mar 2010-30 Sept 2010 
 
Poultry biosecurity trainings in 
7 Provinces of Indonesia  
$55,703 The USDA-APHIS provided additional tools in Indonesian 
Bahasa and English for teaching poultry biosecurity, thereby, 
helping to create a resource to be used by animal husbandry 
schools, district livestock se rvices, poultry association and 
especially Indonesia. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 1 Mar 2010-13 Mar 2010 
 HACCP/ISO 22000 Course 
 
$3,200 The USDA-APHIS sponsored a series of field-level workshops 
on poultry biosecurity in seven major poultry producing provinces in Indonesia. Indonesia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Food Safety 1 Mar 2010-18 Apr 2010 
 Detection of Infectious Agents 
 
$21,500 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Coch ran Fellow from India to train 
and support his development of a HACCP plan and an adequate food safety management system utilizing the International 
Organization for Standardization ISO 22000 standard course to 
deal with food safety.  The knowledge gained from this training helps enhance the hotel food industry in India build better food 
safety measures and support the efforts of India's New Food 
Safety and Standards Authority.  India Phuong Mai 
(202) 690-2986, phoung.mai@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 2 Mar 2010-2 Mar 2010 
 
USDA and Georgia Host Third 
National Animal Health Plan Steering Group Meeting 
 
$10,000 USDA sponsored one Borlaug Fellow from Iraq to complete a 
seven-week training program in an imal health at the University 
of Georgia.  The fellow trained on the detection of infectious 
agents in animal tissues using immuno-histochemistry and situ hybridization and learned other diagnostic techniques such as 
ELISA to detect organisms and antibodies in an organism.   Iraq Lisa Wendel 
(202) 720-8877 
lisa.wendel@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 3 Mar 2010-19 Mar 2010 
 
Pest Management 
 
$35,000 The USDA-FAS organized the Republic of Georgia's third 
National Animal Health Plan (NAHP) Steering Group meeting 
in Tbilisi to discuss implementation of Georgia's national 
strategy for coordination and implementation of improved 
animal disease management stra tegies and provide a forum for 
input to government decision making.  The Steering Group included representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, 
National Veterinarian and Food Safety Services, World Bank, 
US Department of Defense, and other key stakeholders and was logistically coordinated with th e Georgia Institute for Public 
Affairs.   Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 
Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Plant Health 8 Mar 2010-12 Mar 2010 
 JIFSAN-USFDA Good 
Aquaculture Practices Train-
the-Trainer  
$52,900 The USDA Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program sponsored 
a Crop Pest Monitoring and For ecasting Training for six Chinese 
professionals from Beijing (2), Shanghai, Hunan, Shandong, and 
Jiangxi.  University of Florid a experts and farmers in rural 
Illinois trained the Chinese offici als on the beneficial uses of 
Geographic Information Systems, including mitigating pests and 
creating pest warning and predictio n systems.  The experts also 
illustrated successful frameworks that allow US farmers, cooperatives, and private sector co mpanies to work with federal, 
state, and county level organizations to obtain pre-warning 
services, pest management services, and financial assistance.  The overall objective of the traini ng was to encourage Chinese 
participants to adopt similar frameworks and to help subsistence 
and small scale farmers improve agricultural productivity thereby improving food security in China.  China Khaliaka Meardry 
(202) 690-1866 khaliaka.meardry@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 11 Mar 2010-16 Apr 2010 
 
East Africa Livestock Program 
Design 
 $45,000 
 Two US.FDA CFSAN experts worked with a JIFSAN team to 
give a five-day training program for 73 participants from 
government, academia, shrimp farmers and processors, and 
industry stakeholders and site visits to a fully integrated 
corporate shrimp farm and a family-owned shrimp farm. Topics included USFDA food laws and regulations, HACCP 
applications for shrimp hatchery operations, aquaculture product 
safety, traceability, GMPS, wate r quality management, and 
worker sanitation. Malaysia Stanley Serfling 
240-402-2320 
stanley.serfling@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 14 Mar 2010-17 Mar 2010 
 
Risk Analysis Workshop: Part II 
 
$25,790 The USDA-FAS supported the planning, design, and 
documentation of a livestock trade project in connection with the 
East Africa Regional Global Hunger and Food Security 
Implementation Plan. This effort will build upon previous work, 
including two workshops organized by USDA, USAID, and 
other partners in 2009. Kenya Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800 
Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety, 
Biotech 15 Mar 2010-19 Mar 2010 
 Assessment of Microbiological 
and Chemical Residue 
Laboratories  
$3,000 The USDA-FAS and FSIS sponsored a Risk Analysis and 
Technical Workshop on Food Safety and Biotechnology in Cairo, Egypt. This workshop assisted Egyptian government 
agencies, university faculty members, and trade and consumer 
groups with examining the techniques of risk analysis as they apply to Food Safety and Biotech  issues. Thes workshop was a 
follow-on effort to expand upon previous workshops and 
seminars and will facilitate Egypt's ability to meet the requirements on Risk Assessment  as prescribed by the World 
Trade Organization.  Egypt Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 15 Mar 2010-25 Mar 2010 
 
Fruit Fly Technical Support 
with ARS 
 $5,186 The USDA and the USFDA conduct ed an assessment of Peru 
SENASA's microbiological and chemical residue laboratories to help enhance Peru's laboratories capabilities.  Peru  Ben Rau 
(202) 690-2344 Ben.Rau@fas.usda.gov  
 
Pest Management 18 Mar 2010-19 May 2010 
 
Risk Analysis Models for Food 
Safety 
 $27,300 The USDA-Agricultural Research  Service (ARS) reviewed the 
field situation and available information on mango production, 
losses, and fruit fly control, and indicated missing information.  
In conjunction with the Senegalese national plant production 
officials, ARS also recommended other activities required to be carried out for the eventual establishment of an area-wide 
integrated fruit fly suppression program in mango production 
areas in Senegal and the integration of sanitation, protein bait sprays and male annihilation as a sound integrated pest 
management approach.  Senegal Erica Johnston 
202-720-1423 
erica.johnston@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 18 Mar 2010-3 Apr 2010 
 Hygiene and Sanitation 
Practices in Agriculture 
 $41,800 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Scientific Exchange Scholar from 
India to train on risk analysis models for food safety from pesticides. Training covered major pesticides that contaminate 
food, the environment; the identification of major historical 
incidences of food contamination from chemicals; and the adverse effects of pesticides on humans, including human 
sensitivity and tolerance to pesticides. The training was 
conducted at Tuskegee  University in conjunction with Tamil 
Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore, India. India Catherine.Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 catherine.chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 21 Mar 2010-27 Mar 2010 
 Cape Verde Poultry Patch 
Workshop 
 $20,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored four Cochran Fellows from 
Tajikistan (government and private specialists) to train on hygiene and sanitation practices in agriculture.  The Fellows 
learned about best practices, quality assurance methods and 
safety regulations of agriculture in Minnesota and North Dakota, advanced food safety standards, HACCP regulations and 
government inspection and control.  Tajikistan Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 22 Mar 2010-27 Mar 2010 
 Pesticide Risk Assessment 
Workshop 
 $3,000 The USDA-APHIS sponsored a workshop on AI and other 
poultry diseases, biosecurity, surveillance, and poultry production to improve Cape Verde's, Angola's and 
Mozambique's ability to diagnosis HPAI.  Cape Verde Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 23 Mar 2010-31 Mar 2010 
 
Mozambique-Fruit Fly analysis  
$3,357 The USDA trained officials in Peru 's Agricultural Health Service 
(SENASA) on conducting risk based assessments when 
registering new chemical pesticides.   Peru Ben Rau 
(202) 690-2344 
Ben.Rau@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 3 Apr 2010-17 Apr 2010 
 
Potato Production and Seed 
Development  
$73,352 At the request of the Mozambique Department of Agriculture 
and the Eduardo Mondlane University, USDA-FAS and APHIS 
experts conducted fruit fly surveillance as part of a continuing 
effort to improve the capacity in Mozambique to survey and control the fruit fly Bactrocera invadens to prevent the disruption 
of exports.   Mozambique Erica Johnston 
202-720-1423 
erica.johnston@fas.usda.gov  
 
Production 12 Apr 2010-16 Apr 2010 
 IICA Workshop on Codex 
Alimentarius: Good Practices 
for Participation in SPS Forums$5,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored eight Cochran Fellows from 
Kyrgyzstan (government and private specialists) to train on potato production and seed development.  Training included best 
practices, advanced methods to improve potato production, 
handling, in vitro potato seed development, organization of a seed lab, and systems for propagating high quality seeds adapted 
to the requirements of Kyrgyzstan.   Kyrgyzstan Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 12 Apr 2010-16 Apr 2010 
 JIFSAN-USFDA Good 
Agricultural Practices Train-
the-Trainer  
$32,400 The USFDA and IICA-sponsored four Codex representatives 
from the Pacific Islands to Jamaica to build their interest and motivation in participating in Codex, review of SPS Agreement, 
trade facilitation, Codex Alimentarius standards setting process, 
how national committees work , and the USDA Preclearance 
Program.  The program also include d a site visit to a Jamaican 
Export Complex.   Cook Islands, Fiji, 
Samoa, Tonga, Jamaica Johnny Braddy 
240-402-709 johnny.braddy@fda.hhs.gov  
  
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Food Safety 4 Apr 2010-16 Apr 2010 
 Impact of Feral Animals on 
Agriculture Training 
 $6,610 The USDA and USFDA provided a five-day program in Peru for 
53 potential trainers from government, industry and academia. Topics included basic environmen tal, human health, and sanitary 
operational practices necessary for production of safe, 
wholesome fruits and vegetables.  Site visits were also made to farms producing asparagus, paprika, onions, corn and grapes. Peru Fernando Gonzalez 
240-402-1178 fernando.gonzalez@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 12 Apr 2010-17 Apr 2010 
 
Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Science Based Standards in 
International Regulatory 
Decision Making and Standard Setting 
 
$2,500 The USDA-APHIS provided tech nical assistance to assess the 
current situation of feral animals affecting agriculture in 
Montserrat and St. Kitts-Nevis. Montserrat, St. Kitts 
and Nevis Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health and 
Food Safety 12 Apr 2010-16 Apr 2010 
 
Good Agricultural Practices 
Workshop 
 
$35,000 The USDA participated in workshop designed to train regulatory 
staff from COMESA member countries in the use of science 
based standards in international regulatory decision making and 
standard setting.  Training included definitions, needs and 
objectives of international standards; how IPPC, OIE, and Codex 
Alimentarius structure and rule making processes operate; and the role of the WTO SPS commi ttee. The African Union Inter-
African Bureau for Animal Re sources, through the PAN-SPSO 
project, sponsored the workshop to help facilitate greater participation of African countries in the three international 
standard setting bodies.  Burundi, Dem .Rep. 
of Congo, Djibouti, 
Eritrea, Ethiopia, 
Kenya, Madagascar, 
Malawi, Rwanda, 
Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, 
Zimbabwe Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800 
Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 13 Apr 2010-15 Apr 2010 
 Serbia Animal Welfare 
Workshop 
 $35,000 The USDA in partnership with USFDA and the University of 
Maryland conducted Good Agricultural Practices training in Ica, Peru.  The training focused steps producers can take to reduce 
the risk of food-borne illnesses contaminating their products. Peru Ben Rau 
(202) 690-2344 Ben.Rau@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health 15 Apr 2010-1 May 2010 
 Food Safety/HACCP 
 
$65,832 The USDA-FAS hosted a workshop in Kladova, Serbia on 
global approaches to animal welfare and shelter medicine.  
Serbian veterinarians and public health officials discussed these 
issues and their impact on animal a nd public health as part of the 
ongoing USDA initiative to provide continuing assistance to Serbia Ministry of Agriculture veterinarians, veterinary 
inspectors, veterinary institute staff, and animal and public 
health decision makers.  The obj ective was to enable participants 
to develop local policies and programs for management of 
animal populations and animal shelters.  Serbia Trachelle Carr  
(202) 690-0787 Tracelle.Carr@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 19 Apr 2010-23 Apr 2010 
 Symposium prior to the Codex 
Committee on Pesticide 
Residues in Xian, China  
$8,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored ten Cochran Fellows from Moldova 
and Ukraine to train on food safety on the best practices, quality assurance methods and safety regulations of meat industry in 
Nebraska. Topics included advanced food safety standards, 
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations, certification of exports, labeling, government 
inspection and control. Moldova, Ukraine Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 19 Apr 2010-23 Apr 2010 
 
Veterinary  Accreditation in 
Nicaragua  
$7,341 The USDA and the Chinese Institute for the Control of 
Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) held a 
seminar to discuss global efforts in MRL harmonization just 
prior to the 42
nd CCPR in Xian, China.  US EPA scientists and 
experts conducted training workshops to promote the use of 
scientifically-sound risk asse ssment procedures and effective 
risk management policies relative to food safety. China Jason Sandahl 
(541) 359-1943 
Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov  
 
Cathleen Barnes  
(703) 305-7101 
barnes.cathleen@epa.gov  
Animal Health 09 Aug 2010-08 Sept 2010 
 
Global Pesticide Tolerance 
Initiative for U.S. Specialty Crops:  Technical and Policy 
Guidance to Emerging Markets 
 $196,770 The USDA-FAS funded an expert who conducted a veterinary 
accreditation (VA) training course and provided assistance to the 
Nicaraguan Ministry of Agricultu re and Forestry (MAGFOR) in 
reviewing their current programs and plans.  This training will 
improve Nicaragua's national veterinary service by standardizing 
the protocols for certification in veterinary medicine and animal 
disease control.   Nicaragua Gabbriel Frigm 
202-720-5495 
gabbriel.frigm@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Plant Health 23 Apr 2010-30 Sept 2010 
 APEC High Level Policy 
Dialogue on Agricultural 
Biotechnology  
$187,174 The USDA-FAS and USEPA experts conducted policy guidance 
workshops on pesticide registrations and MRL-setting for key emerging market countries in support of the second Global 
Minor-Use Summit.  Training included how to establish 
pesticide MRLs and facilitate pesticide registrations.  This will enable participants to understand how to conduct residue field 
trials that are accepted intern ationally; how crop groups are 
established; and how to nominate new pesticides for Codex reviews.   Emerging Markets 
Worldwide Jason Sandahl 
202-690-3985 Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov  
 
Biotech  24 Apr 2010-1 May 2010 
 
Review of Classical Swine Fever Program 
 
$7,812 The USDA-FAS provided capacity building activities to APEC 
economies on policy issues relative to agricultural biotech 
regulations.  Efforts also included development of tools to assist APEC economies create, implement, and communicate 
transparent, science-based and WTO consistent biotechnology 
policies.  APEC Emerging 
Markets Merritt Chesley 
202-720-6369 
merritt.chesley@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 1 May 2010- 30 Sept 2012 
Expert Assessments, 
Evaluations and Training to 
Peru Plant Health officials 
 
$151,200 The USDA-FAS reviewed El Salv ador's classical swine fever 
surveillance program and recommended corresponding system 
improvements.  The goal was to  help Salvadorian officials 
prepare for an official APHIS audit.  El Salvador Gabbriel Frigm 
202-720-5495 
gabbriel.frigm@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 1 May 2010-1 Jun 2010 
 
Border Checkpoint Training 
Workshop  
$11,450 The USDA-FAS provided techni cal assistance and capacity 
building to Peru's Plant Health Infrastructure using various 
experts who conducted assessments, evaluations, and training for 
Peru's officials and staff in various ministries.  Peru Marsha Sheehan 
(202) 690-0755 
Marsha.Sheehan@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 2 May 2010- 5 May 2010 
ICS training for CVOs of the Caribbean 
 
$32,430 The USDA-APHIS provided information on strengthening 
capacity building to border checkpo ints as an important measure 
to prevent and control HPAI outbreaks and disease spread of 
HPAI in Lao, People's Dem. Rep. of. Lao, People's Dem. 
Rep. of Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 3 May 2010- 7 May 2010 
 
HACCP/Pre-Audit 
 $37,433 The USDA-APHIS provided Incident Command System (ICS)  
training on emergency response techniques.  APHIS experts 
addressed previous outbreaks of LPAI and Newcastle Disease 
and lessons learned from emergency response plans.  ICS related material for program emergency planning was provided.   Belize, Jamaica Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Food Safety 3 May 2010-28 May 2010 
 Humphrey Fellowship 
 
$5,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a veteri nary inspector and an expert 
in HACCP from the IICA to provide training on HACCP and post-mortem and anti-mortem techniques for government 
inspectors and meat producers.  The veterinary expert also 
conducted pre-audits of various beef plants that are seeking 
partial equivalence.  This traini ng is part of the on-going USDA 
efforts to assist the Domini can Republic in achieving 
equivalency with the United States for processed meat products.  This activity supports the Central America Free Trade 
Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Dominican Republic Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 6 May 2010- 8 May 2010 
 Risk Analysis & Trade for 
African CVOs 
 $7,079 USFDA experts trained a Chines e official of the Shanghai 
AQSIQ on US Food Safety System, USFDA seafood safety regulations, compliance and food defense, and JIFSAN technical 
assistance programs to enhance seafood safety. China Robin Woo 
240-402-2776 robin.woo@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 10 May 2010- 30 Sept 2010 
 
ARS Research Plan on 
Samples – Viet Nam 
 $98,500 The USDA organized a seminar on  trade and risk-based disease 
control for Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) from African 
Union member countries in Entebbe, Uganda.  The seminar 
discussed principles of risk analys is relative to trade in livestock 
and animal products.  This seminar was held in conjunction with the second Pan-African Meeti ng of CVOs, organized by the 
African Union's Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources 
(AU-IBAR) project to increase pa rticipation of African nations 
in sanitary and phytosanitary standard-setting organizations 
(PAN-SPSO).  African Union 
Member countries Kelly Skupnik 
(202) 720-5800 
Kelly.Skupnik@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 11 May 2010- 14 May 2010 
 PromPeru Annual Conference 
 
$8,000 The USDA-APHIS provided funding for research collaboration 
between USDA-ARS and Vietnamese scientists wherein viruses and vaccines were analyzed for em erging influenza viruses from 
around the world in order to aid Viet Nam in testing against 
influenza viruses. Viet Nam Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 13 May 2010- 28 May 2010 
 
Animal Health – Armenia 
 $42,100 Two USFDA experts provided Peru information on how to 
import foods to the United States; USFDA requirements for low 
acid canned food processors; and best practices for production of 
fresh fruits and vegetables for small and medium-sized production facilities of indigenous, novel foods. Peru Ana Maria Osorio 
anamaria.osorio@fda.hhs.gov  
  
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Animal Health 13 May 2010- 28 May 2010 
 Animal Health – Armenia 
 
$43,024 The USDA-FAS sponsored four private veterinarians from 
Armenia for training on animal  health through the Cochran 
Fellowship Program in conjunction with Iowa State University.  
The training focused on the management of veterinary 
businesses, on-farm livestock production, disease prevention and control, and government and private contributions to the 
industry.  The training covered dairy production practices, 
nutrition, artificial inseminati on and breeding technologies, 
surveillance and reporting of disease, structure of the industry, 
and disease identification and tr eatment. The training included 
visits to Iowa State University, government agencies, veterinary 
organizations and farms.  Armenia Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 16 May 2010- 28 May 2010 
 
Animal Health – Kazakhstan  
$21,300 The USDA-FAS sponsored four Cochran Fellows from Armenia 
to train on animal health in conjunction with Iowa State 
University. The training focu sed on disease prevention and 
control, the management of veterinary businesses, on-farm 
livestock production, breeding technologies, etc. and included 
visits to Iowa State University, government agencies, veterinary 
organizations and farms. Armenia Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 
lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 17 May 2010- 30 Sept 2010 
 Fly species Identification in 
Livestock Training 
 $7,328 The USDA-FAS sponsored four Cochran Fellows from 
Kazakhstan (veterinarians) to trai n on animal health. Training 
included veterinary diagnostics, animal products, export/import 
control systems, agricultural bi osecurity, disease control, and 
quarantine programs.  Site visits to university and state veterinary diagnostic laboratories in Texas.  Kazakhstan Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal 17 May 2010- 21 May 2010 
 
NPIP Consultancy  
$5,000 The USDA-APHIS trained Bolivian livestock producers to 
identify fly species and their dist ribution.  Certain fly species 
cause myases in Bolivian livestock, and this field level training was intended to improve rapid diagnostics. Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal 17 May 2010- 5 Jun 2010 
 FSIS Meat and Poultry 
Inspection Seminar I 
 $81,600 The USDA-APHIS provided a consultant on the techniques for a 
national poultry improvement plan to the El Salvadoran government and poultry industry. El Salvador Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com   
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Food Safety 17 May 2010- 21 May 2010 
 Technical Assistance for the 
Republic of Indonesia 
 $41,014 The USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored 
seventeen Fellows to train on US inspection procedures and regulations used to assure that meat, poultry, and egg products 
are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled.  This training was 
designed in conjunction with the University of Puerto Rico at 
Mayaguez and the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service. Chile, Colombia, 
Dominican Republic, 
El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, 
Panama, Paraguay Kelly Shaw 
(202) 690-2735 Kelly.Shaw@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 17 May 2010- 17 May 2010 
 Food Safety Educational 
Program 
 $2,500  The USDA-FAS sponsored offi cials from the Indonesian 
Government's National Agency for Drug and Food Control (BPOM) officials to travel to Washington D.C. for two days of 
meetings with processed products experts from the USDA, 
USFDA and the Office of the United States Trade Representative.  They also attended presentations on the US 
regulatory system for processed products.  The training was 
intended to help BPOM official s increase their knowledge of 
food safety of processed foods. Indonesia JonAnn Flemings 
202-720-1277 Jonann.Flemings@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 18 May 2010- 4 June 2010 
 
Training program developed to 
familiarize government 
officials on U.S. meat and poultry inspection procedures 
and regulations 
 $52,000 Ten USFDA experts met with five Indonesian government 
officials to help them understand the US food safety program for 
processed foods in relation to Indonesian Decree 21 requiring 
registration of US products. Indonesia Debbie Subera-Wiggin 
240-402-1726 
debbie.subera-
wiggin@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety 19 May 2010- 20 May 2010 
 
Expert Working Group on Food Safety for Developing 
Training Modules and Delivery 
Methods for the APEC Region  
$8,000 The USDA-FSIS in cooperation w ith the University of Puerto 
Rico led a meat and poultry inspection seminar for government 
officials from Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, 
Peru, and Spain.  This training program familiarized government 
officials on US inspection procedures and regulations and equivalence.   Chile, Colombia, 
Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, 
Peru, Spain.  Andreas Keller 
202-690-5646 
andreas.keller@ fsis.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 19 May 2010- 20 May 2010 
 Peruvian Participants to 
Washington DC for the APEC 
sponsored Best Food Practices Training 
 
$5,095  The USFDA and its federal partners assembled 90 food safety 
and training experts at the World Bank in Washington, DC, from APEC economies to build a partnership to deliver enduring food 
safety training in the APEC region under the Food Safety 
Cooperation Forum Partnership Tr aining Institute Network.  The 
group met to develop a strategy for identifying/developing a 
generic set of training materials that could be adapted to meet 
the critical food safety training needs throughout the food supply chain.  The workshop focused on best practices for 
dissemination of training materials, and mechanisms for 
evaluating effectiveness of the trai ning on risk analysis, supply 
chain management, laboratory capacity and managing food 
emergencies.  The workshop focused on produce and seafood 
that can be significant sources of food-borne disease and are 
commonly traded throughout the APEC Economies.  China, Australia, 
Thailand, Malaysia, Taipei, Korea, 
Hong Kong, China; 
Peru, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, 
Singapore, 
Indonesia, Viet Nam, 
Philippines  Anna Shanklin 
240-402-1242 anna.shanklin@fda.hhs.gov  
Food Safety 22 May 2010- 29 May 2010 
 
Spatial Epidemiology 
Workshop in Ghana under the 
CDC FELTP program  
$5,942 The USDA-FAS sponsored two Peruvian government officials 
to attend a Best Practices for Food Safety Training meeting held 
in Washington, DC.  Peru Ben Rau 
(202) 690-2344 
Ben.Rau@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 23 May 2010- 28 May 2010 
 Microbiology Laboratory 
Capacity Building and 
Assessment  
$13,200 The USDA-APHIS trained spatia l epidemiologists at a US 
Centers for Disease Control workshop in Ghana to support coordination between medical and ve terinary diseases as well as 
enhance the capacity of Ghana's health system in reducing 
infectious diseases.  Ghana Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food  Safety 24 May 2010- 28 May 2010 
 Microbiological Laboratory 
Training 
 $10,000 The USFDA-CFSAN and USDA-FAS assessed the Dominican 
Republic's Quality Assurance System of the Institute for Innovation on Biotechnology and Industry (IIBI) using the ISO 
17025 as a guideline and provided training on Salmonella 
analysis of fresh produce and E. coli O157:H7 in meat products (FSIS procedure) to personnel from the IIBI, the Ministry of 
Health National Laboratory and the Ministry of Agriculture 
Central Veterinary Laboratory. Dominican Republic Moisés O'Neill 
moises.oneill@fda.hhs.gov  
  
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Food Safety 30 May 2010- 5 June 2010 
 Serbian Plant Health Meetings 
 
$3,716 The USDA, in collaboration w ith the USFDA and Texas A&M 
University, provided technical training on laboratory methods for detecting E-coli and Salmonella bacteria in meats and fresh 
produce.  The USFDA and the National Autonomus University 
of Hidalgo Mexico experts conducted the training.  Dominican Republic Ben Rau 
(202) 690-2344 Ben.Rau@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 31 May 2010- 4 June 2010 
 
Azerbaijan Food Safety - 
Round Tables  
$53,000 A USDA-FAS expert met with counterparts who have been 
involved in  plant health programs to gain an understanding of 
the status of Serbia's plant health system given new legislation, 
and to observe the progress made on various programs.  Site visits were made to regional offices involved in the pest 
forecasting work.   Serbia Erica Johnston 
202-720-1423 
erica.johnston@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 31 May 2010- 16 June 2010 
 Bilateral Codex Training 
Workshops 
 $128,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored two industry round table seminars in 
Baku and Ganja with university and government officials to discuss food safety issues and standards in Azerbaijan.  
Roundtables included presentations on the new Azerbaijan Food 
Law and its implications for industry, international food safety requirements for industry, HACCP  pre-requisites, HACCP, and 
presentations by industry representatives on the importance of 
food safety and quality.  Also included were two seminars on 
food safety and quality for the faculty and students at Baku State 
University and Azerbaijan State Agricultural University. Azerbaijan Shane Danielson 
(202) 720-1230 Shane.Danielson@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 31 May 2010- 6 June 2010 
 
Plant Pest Management 
Follow-up II  
$15,000 The USDA provided training to government and private sector 
officials from Senegal, Mozambique, and Zambia in Africa to 
help them to participate more effectively in Codex Alimentarius.  
The training focused on domestic organization of Codex-related agencies and development and a dvocacy of national positions in 
Codex. Senegal, 
Mozambique, 
Zambia Shane Danielson 
(202) 720-1230 
Shane.Danielson@fas.usda.gov  
 
Pest Management 1 June 2010- 30 June 2010 
 Veterinary Association 
Development Workshop and 
Action Plan Development  
$6,000 The USDA-FAS in conjunction with  Iowa State and Penn State 
Universities,  assessed ongoing work to develop a pest 
forecasting database for use by Serb ian farmers as a follow-up to 
a March 2010 meeting with Serbian counterparts in pest 
management at the Regional Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture in Nis and with private sector extension personnel in 
pest management and information technology services.  The goal 
was to use the pest forecasting database to help communicate possible pest issues to Serbian farmers to reduce the negative 
impact of pests on farms and thereby increase Serbia's export 
potential. Serbia Erica Johnston 
202-720-1423 erica.johnston@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health 1 June 2010- 2 June 2010 
 Asian Gypsy Moth Ship 
Inspection Training 
 $16,620 The USDA-FAS, in coordination with the Georgia Institute for 
Public Affairs assessed the prospect for veterinary associations and created a plan for their development in Georgia.  This 
project was in response to a Georgian Ministry of Agriculture 
request to USDA to strengthen the private veterinary sector.  The 
workshop facilitated the action plan and buy-in from private 
veterinarians to be involved in USDA's future programming of 
private veterinary sector development in Georgia.  Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 3 June 2010- 3 June 2010 
 
Animal 
 $10,000 The USDA-APHIS traine d SAG officials to facilitate the Asian 
Gypsy Moth inspections of Chilean vessels by observing similar 
operations by APHIS-PPQ staff in the United States.   Chile Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 4 June 2010- 10 June 2010 
 
Feed Import Testing  
$8,659 The USDA-FAS sponsored cost/b enefit analysis training in 
Georgia to help the government better decide on disease control 
policies.  The USDA responded to a Ministry request to assist the government with training and certifying the private 
veterinary sector.   Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 
Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 6 June 2010- 19 June 2010 
 
Agricultural Marketing 
 $62,500 The USDA-FAS sponsored the participation of senior 
Government of Iraq officials from the Ministries of Agriculture 
and Trade and the Prime Minister's office in a study tour to 
Amman and Aqaba Jordan to study possible ways to reform Iraqi feed import testing procedures.  Iraq Andrew White 
andrew.white@f as.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 7 June 2010- 12 June 2010 
 
WTO Accession Assistance  
$8,759 Eight Cochran Fellows (private agricultural managers) from 
Moldova (4) and Uzbeki stan (4) received training on agricultural 
farm-to-market systems in conjunction with the University of California, Davis. The training in cluded visits and meetings with 
the Chicago Board of Trade, Ca lifornia farmers, cooperatives, 
industry groups, university speci alists, and state agencies.  
Program included best practices, farm to market systems for 
fresh produce, production, harvest, postharvest, storage, and 
transportation.  The training was requested to help enhance the agricultural sustainability and food security in Moldova and 
Uzbekistan. Moldova, 
Uzbekistan Lev Kuchevski 
(202) 690-1243 
lev.kuchevski@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 7 June 2010- 12 June 2010 
 Food Safety Educational 
Program 
 $5,430 The USDA-FAS provided assistan ce to the Serbian government 
as it harmonizes their SPS laws and regulations with international standards in its  WTO accession efforts.  USDA 
staff met with Serbian government decision makers and 
negotiators.  WTO accession requires adoption of the SPS Agreement and the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) 
Agreement.  Serbia Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 7 June 2010- 16 Aug 2010 
 Canine Training for Pest 
Biotech 
 $63,000 The USFDA conducted a pilot te st in Guatemala for a food 
safety educational program designed by the WHO and USFDA for highland communities of indigenous farmers in Guatemala.  
This will help Guatemala's indigenous farmers grow fruits and 
vegetables safely.  Guatemala Marjorie Davidson 
240-402-1588 marjorie.davidson@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Plant Health  8 June 2010- 11 June 2010 
 
Regional Good Laboratory Practices Workshop for Sub-
Saharan Africa 
 
$45,000 The USDA-APHIS trained SENASI CA counterparts in Mexico 
to help strengthen their pest/disease exclusion efforts by use of 
detector dogs at ports of entry.  Detector dogs can quickly detect biological material in luggage and containers. Mexico Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 8 June 2010- 11 June 2010 
 Participation in International 
Symposium on Advances in 
Milk Production  
$5,000 The USDA-FAS in collaboration w ith the Office of Enforcement 
and Compliance Assurance of the USEPA, and Rutgers University's Interregional Res earch Project Number 4 (IR-4), 
trained 15 Sub-Saharan African pesticide regulatory officials in 
good laboratory practices (GLP) in Nairobi, Kenya. The training was conducted at the pesticide an alytical laboratory of the Kenya 
Plant Health Inspectorate Serv ices.  Compliance with EPA's 
GLP standards ensures the quality and integrity of laboratory test data which is submitted in support of pesticide product 
registrations. FAS supported this activity to strengthen the Sub-
Saharan African countries' ability to conduct pesticide field trials and operational and testing methods to meet US and 
international standards.  Kenya, Tanzania, 
Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda Jason Sandahl 
(541) 359-1943 Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 11 June 2010- 11 June 2010 
 USFDA Food Labeling 
Training Program 
 
$48,500 The USDA-FAS participated at the International Symposium on 
Advances in Milk Production an d delivered a seminar on dairy 
livestock safety organized by La Molina as part of the 
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Department of Animal 
Sciences.  Peru Jason Sandahl 
(541) 359-1943 Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 12 June 2010-15 June 20 
 Pesticide Laboratory Capacity 
Building and Assessment 
 $14,400 The USFDA disseminated a 2-hour intensive on-line training 
program (also available on DVD) as a tool for USFDA, USDA and Department of Commerce foreign post officers to train the 
international food industry on USFDA requirements for food 
labeling.  This program was conducted to facilitate global trade. Global Robin Woo 
240-402-2776 robin.woo@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety 12 June 2010- 19 June 2010 
 
Executive Leadership in Food Safety, Module 2 
 
$6,700 USFDA experts provided training and assessments to build 
pesticide laboratory capacity for the analysts and management of 
El Salvador's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAGA/OIRSA) Laboratory. El Salvador Edmundo Garcia 
edmundo.garcia@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety 15 June 2010- 30 June 2010 
 
Poultry Pathology Training in 
Banjul, Gambia  
$37,130 The second module in a two-year training program sponsored by 
IICA, the University of Minnes ota, and the USFDA to develop 
leadership skills, provided state-of-the-art food safety 
information and risk management tools for 35 leaders in food safety from 20 countries in the Americas.   Argentina, 
Barbados, Belize, 
Brazil, Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of; Chile, Costa 
Rica, Colombia, 
Ecuador, Honduras, 
Jamaica, Paraguay, 
Peru, Mexico, Santa Lucia, Trinidad and 
Tobago, Uruguay, 
Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela Robin Woo 
240-402-2776 
robin.woo@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 17 June 2010- 18 June 2010 
 
Aflatoxin Coordination and outreach 
 
$493,000 USDA-APHIS sponsored a workshop focused on avian 
influenza and other poultry diseases, biosecurity, surveillance, 
and poultry production target ed to aid West Africa. West Africa  Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 21 June 2010- 25 June 2010 
 
Armenia Food Safety 
 $300,000 The USDA hosted a coordination meeting convened by the Bill 
and Melinda Gates Foundation with partners from around the 
world to discuss available resources and efforts to combat 
aflatoxin fungi in food.  USDA , coordinated with IITA, Gates 
Foundation and USAID, for programming to occur in FY11. Kenya Margaret McDaniel  
(202) 720-0855 
Margaret.McDaniel@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 21 June 2010- 24 June 2010 
 Pesticide Residues Laboratory 
assessment in Honduras. 
 $5,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Better Process Control Schools 
(BCPS) Workshop in Yerevan, Armenia for Food Safety.  The BPCS certify supervisors of thermal processing systems, 
acidification, and container closur e evaluation programs for low-
acid and acidified canned foods.  USDA-FAS certified government people and industry supervisors.    Armenia Cynthia Evans 
(202) 690-3985 Cynthia.Evans@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 21 June 2010- 25 June 2010 
 
Pesticide Laboratory Capacity Building and Assessment 
 
$18,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored pesticide residue laboratory training 
for Honduran Ministry of Agriculture technicians in 
Tegucigalpa.  Residue experts from the US Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency 
conducted the training on residue analysis and laboratory 
accreditation.  This ac tivity is part of a long-term capacity 
building program aimed to strengthen the Central American 
national laboratories in operational and testing methods to meet 
US and international standards.  Proficiency in these laboratories 
is vital to maintaining a functional food safety system, and 
ensures the application of internationally-recognized analytical 
methods and tests.  Honduras Jason Sandahl 
(541) 359-1943 
Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 21 June 2010- 25 June 2010 
 
Poultry Pathology Training - El Salvador 
 
$8,000 The USFDA provided training and assessments to build 
pesticide laboratory capacity in Honduras in order to assure the 
safety of agricultural commodities. Honduras Edmundo Garcia 
edmundo.garcia@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Animal Health 22 June 2010- 24 June 2010 
 
CaribVET Classical Swine 
Fever Working Group Meeting and Senior Review 
 
$27,600 The USDA-APHIS trained Salvadoran Ministry of Agriculture 
officials to help improve the overall performance of necropsy for 
diagnosis and sample collection fr om a suspected case of a trans-
boundary animal disease.  The focus was on avian influenza and Newcastle disease in El Salvador.   El Salvador Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 25 June 2010- 30 July 2010 
 
Training to Veterinarians in 
Armenia as part of a Community Animal Health 
Network 
 
$8,000 The USDA-APHIS experts worked  with officials from the 
Dominican Republic to review general strategy for Classical 
Swine Fever, CSF reports for 2009/2010, work plans and budget 
for CSF.  The Dominican Republic will be better prepared to respond to occurrences of CSF. Dominican Republic Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Animal Health  30 June 2010- 30 Sept 2010 
 Central American 
Microbiological Standards 
Program  
$142,356 The USDA-FAS sponsored training in Syunik region for private 
veterinarians that were designed to prevent and control animal diseases at their source, enabli ng farmers to raise healthier and 
more productive animals.  The training launched USDA's 
Community Animal Health Network, which is being piloted in the southern region of Armenia.  Training focused on animal 
disease prevention, detection, and treatment Armenia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 July 2010- 1 Sept 2010 
 Regional Provision of training 
and Certification of Private 
Veterinarians for the Fall 2010 Vaccination Campaign 
 
$70,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored ten Scien tific Fellows to a four-week 
training at Texas A&M on the appropriate design and implementation of prevalence studies for microbial pathogens at 
the production and retail levels, including statistical sampling 
design methodology for data collection and use of data in risk assessments and for setting food safety standards.  Nicaragua, 
Honduras, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Costa 
Rica Cynthia Evans 
(202) 690-3985 Cynthia.Evans@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 1 July 2010- 30 July 2010 
 
3rd Annual symposium of 
emerging Infectious Diseases 
 
$3,883 The USDA-FAS responded to a request from the Georgian 
Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) for technical assistance in the 
training and certification of its veterinarians to administer 
vaccines.  FAS partnered with  the National Service for Food 
Safety Veterinary and Plant Protection, the Georgian State 
Agrarian University, and regional agricultural colleges to offer certification courses in three regions of Georgia for rural 
veterinarians.  Certification will enable these veterinarians to 
work for the MOA and legally practice veterinary medicine in their communities.   Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 
Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 4 July 2010- 20 July 2010 
 
Veterinarian Topics – Croatia  
$31,294 The USDA-APHIS participated in the National Center for 
Communicable Diseases Symposium hosted by Mongolia to 
bring together Mongolian and US researchers to increase 
scientific exchange between the two countries.  Mongolia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Animal Health 5 July 2010- 9 July 2010 
 Codex Workshop, Serbia 
 
$45,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored four Cochran Fellows from Croatia 
on Veterinary Topics training to provide the Fellows with in-depth knowledge on various veterinary topics such as swine 
nutrition, cattle and sheep training, animal health and cattle and 
nutrition management.  Training included visits to dairy, sheep, beef, and swine farms and meetings  with the US Grains Council, 
USDA Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture.  The program is designed to help the Croatians understand the US Livestock System and to help 
improve the efficiency of nutrition utilization.   Croatia Thomas, Desiree 
202-690-0947 desiree.thomas@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 7 July 2010- 27 Aug 2010 
 Biotech Policy and Risk 
Communication 
 $43,749 The US Codex office provided training to Serbian officials and 
of various ministries employees on Codex standards to assist Serbia's forward momentum to comply with food safety 
standards. Serbia Shane Danielson 
(202) 720-1230 Shane.Danielson@fas.usda.gov  
Biotech 10 July 2010- 17 July 2010 
 
National Poultry Pathology 
refresher Training in Sihanouk 
Province, Cambodia  
$27,600 Two Chinese Ministry of Agricu lture officials received training 
on biotechnology policy and risk communication as scientific 
exchange scholars.  These exchanges occurred with Iowa State 
University and regulatory experts in Washington, DC over a 7-
week period.  The scholars met with biotechnology regulators, industry stakeholders and visited USDA ARS field trials in West 
Virginia to better understand the US biotech regulatory system, 
processing, and risk communication.  This training was part of an ongoing initiative in partnership with the US Trade and 
Development Agency to facilitate trade capacity building 
activities in China in support of the "US-Sino Agricultural Biotechnology Safety Administration Co-operation" program for 
Chinese officials.  China Debbie Nip 
(202) 690-1913 
debbie.nip@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 12 July 2010- 15 July 2010 
 Pesticide Residues Laboratory 
assessment in El Salvador. 
 $5,000 The APHIS sponsored a one-week refresher on veterinary 
pathology to prepare Cambodian veterinarians to be fully capable to perform necropsy a nd differentiate between poultry 
diseases which in tu rn will assist Cambodi ans in differentiating 
poultry diseases.  Cambodia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Food Safety 12 July 2010- 16 July 2010 
  
West Africa Regional HACCP 
Workshop  
$55,246 The USDA-FAS sponsored a pesticide residue laboratory 
training for Salvadoran Ministry  of Agriculture technicians in 
San Salvador.  Residue experts from the USFDA and the 
USEPA trained the Salvadorian technicians on residue analysis 
and laboratory accreditation as pa rt of a long-term capacity 
building program aimed to strengthen the Central American 
national laboratories in operational and testing methods to meet 
US and international standards.  Proficiency in these laboratories 
is vital to maintaining a functional food safety system, and 
ensures the application of internationally-recognized analytical 
methods and tests. El Salvador Jason Sandahl 
(541) 359-1943 Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 12 July 2010- 24 July 2010 
 
Food Safety for Meat 
Processing  
$30,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a regional HACCP workshop in 
Dakar, Senegal to train West African agricultural processing 
companies to design, implement, maintain, and document quality 
assurance measures, including HACCP, sanitation standard operating procedures, good management practices, traceability 
and staff training.  Ghana, Senegal, 
Burkina Faso, Mali, 
Nigeria, The 
Gambia McCormick, Kelly 
(202) 720-1347 
Kelly.McCormick@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 14 July 2010- 16 July 2010 
 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Management Training  
$8,850 The USDA-FAS sponsored a 12-day course including 
workshops on food safety regulations, meat processing, food 
defense (intentional food contamination), HAACP, USDA 
regulations, and State responsibility in the food industry.  The Fellows attended the American Meat Processors Association 
Convention and visited numerous businesses and local grocery 
stores that make their own sausage and other value-added meat products.  Kenya, South Africa Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 
lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
 
Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary 
Measures  15 July 2010- 31 July 2010 
 
Animal/Plant Quarantine and Inspection 
 
$28,600 The USDA-FAS Embassy Science Fellows Program sponsored a 
Notification and Enquiry Point USDA expert to train Kenyan 
officials from the Ministries of  Agriculture and Trade on the 
WTO's SPS Agreement obligations, National Notification 
Authority interagency coordination and integration, and SPS 
enquiry point management.  Kenya requested the training to help Kenyan officials better implement transparent, science-based 
SPS import and export requirements.    Kenya Khaliaka Meardry 
(202) 690-1866 
khaliaka.meardry@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health 15 July 2010- 10 Aug 2010 
 FAO-ECTAD Bamako Web 
Site Translation 
 
$5,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored three Cochran Fellows from 
Indonesia and Malaysia to train on animal and plant quarantine and inspection.  Training included inspection processes for meat 
and plant imports and exports and methods for pest analysis and 
risk management.   Indonesia, Malaysia Avis Watts-Massenburg 
(202) 690-0032 avis.watts-
massenburg@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Animal Health 16 July 2010- 24 July 2010 
 Food Ingredients 
 
$47,700 The USDA-APHIS and FAO's Emergency Centre for Trans-
boundary Animal Disease collabo rated to translate technical 
documents and FAO-ECTAD website articles from French to 
English to benefit African Countries. Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 19 July 2010- 22 July 2010 
 
 
West Africa Regional Labeling Requirements Workshop 
 
$41,357 The Cochran Fellowship Program provided training on food 
ingredients within the context of new product development and 
its impact on business strategy.  Training included an 
understanding of the legal requirements that the industry must follow in food production as we ll as enforcement techniques 
used by regulatory agencies such as USFDA and USDA.  The 
program included visits to select ed companies that are involved 
in the use of raw materials and laboratories involved in product 
development and testing as well as a visit to the Institute of Food 
Technologists Show in Chicago, Illinois.  Chile, Bolivarian 
Rep. of Venezuela Tanya Hinnant 
(202) 720-3382 
Tanya.Hinnant@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 19 July 2010- 31 Dec 2010 
 
Visiting Scientists Program:  
Training of international 
scientists on the science and 
technology of pesticide analyses 
 
Staff Hours The USDA-FAS sponsored a regional labeling activity to train 
West African food safety stakeholders on US regulatory 
requirements, including food safety requirements and 
labeling/classification requiremen ts in accordance with the US 
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging 
and Labeling Act.  This workshop facilitates a better understanding of USFDA labeling requirements, thereby, 
facilitating exports from West African countries. Ghana, Senegal McCormick, Kelly 
(202) 720-1347 
Kelly.McCormick@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 19 July 2010- 22 July 2010 
 
Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza Seminars  
$45,000 The USEPA provided on-the-job training program over a period 
of six months to four chemists from Egypt on current techniques 
and methodologies used at USEPA for formulation analysis.  
Experience gained from this training will help visiting scientists establish additional central pesticide laboratories relative to food 
safety evaluation.   Egypt Thuy Nguyen 
(410-305-2905) 
nguyen.thuy@epa.gov  
 
Animal Health 29 July 2010- 22 July 2010 
 Food Labeling Course 
 
$5,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a series of seminars on highly 
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at prominent colleges of veterinary medicine in the Philippines.  Following the seminars 
there was a field trip for select participants to the Candaba 
Swamp, which has been declared a high risk area for HPAI by 
Philippine authorities.  Philippines Andrew White 
(202) 690-2744 Andrew.White@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 20 July 2010- 22 July 2010 
 Western Hemisphere Codex 
Delegates Colloquium, Panama 
 $103,310 A USFDA expert and an academic professor trained 24 
participants (industry, trade development and regulatory agencies) from West Africa du ring a 4-day course on USFDA 
food and dietary supplement labeling regulations, open dating 
requirements and UPC product codes.  The course was held in Accra, Ghana and was intended to facilitate increased trade. Ghana and three 
other countries in West Africa Lynn Szybist 
240-402-1690 lynn.szybist@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety 21 July 2010- 26 July 2010 
 Commercial Las Development 
Program - US Import 
Requirements & GSP Program for Georgia 
 
$2,971 The USDA-FAS sponsored participants from Latin America and 
the Caribbean to attend five diffe rent Codex committees at the 
Western Hemisphere Colloquium in Panama City, Panama to 
create regional policy consensus and cultivate relationships in 
advance of global Codex committee meetings. Argentina, Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of; Chile, Costa 
Rica, Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Panama, Peru Shane Danielson 
(202) 720-1230 Shane.Danielson@fas.usda.gov  
 
Ken Lowery (202) 690-4042 
Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov 
 
Plant and Animal Health 22 July 2010- 10 Aug 2010 
 
Food Safety Practices and Policies 
 
$26,200 The USDA-APHIS pr ovided workshops on market access to 
assist Georgian exports.  The focus was on how to satisfy US 
SPS import standards and regulations. Georgia Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 24 July 2010- 31 July 2010 
 
MSU Biosafety 
 $30,000 The Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored three Philippine 
Food and Drug officials to study food quality control and 
standards, food labeling, and import and export regulation 
guidelines governing processed foods.  The Fellows interacted with US regulatory agencies in Washington, D.C. and processing 
and distribution centers in Minnesota and North Dakota.  The 
training aimed to enhance the Philippines' capability to develop and implement science-based and World Trade Organization-
consistent regulations for imported processed food products. Philippines Avis Watts-Massenburg 
(202) 690-0032 
avis.watts-
massenburg@fas.usda.gov  
Biotech, Food 
Safety 24 July 2010- 7 Aug 2010 
 Bio-Safety Training 
 
$34,000 The USDA -FAS sponsored six Cochran Fellows from Latin 
America to train at Michigan State University on biosafety, 
including environmental release and commercialization of 
genetically engineered organisms, to create greater 
understanding of science-based info on bio-engineered foods 
throughout Latin America.  Belize, Colombia, 
Ecuador, Guatemala Tanya Hinnant 
(202) 720-3382 Tanya.Hinnant@fas.usda.gov   
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Biotech/Biosafety 
Training 25 July 2010- 31 July 2010 
 National Poultry Improvement 
Plan Training in Belize 
 $3,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored five Cochran Fellows from South 
Africa (1), Tanzania (1), Kenya (1), and Ghana (2) to a two-week program organized by Mi chigan State University.  
Training focused on biosafety guidelines/laws that fit with 
international biosafety treaties.  This training promoted the 
development of environmentally sound and safe use of 
agricultural biotechnology which could lead to trade business 
between South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, and the United States. Ghana, Kenya, 
South Africa, Tanzania Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 26 July 2010- 30 July 2010 
 
Nicaragua Poultry Health Surveillance System Review 
 
$9,000 The USDA-FAS hosted National Poultry Improvement Plan 
training in Belize. The 18-20 pa rticipants from the public and 
private sector participated in th is event and a technical poultry 
and veterinary expert from USDA APHIS provided the training.  
The training assisted Belize with  the development of a National 
Poultry Improvement Plan is an important step to meeting international SPS regulations.  Belize Andrew White 
(202) 690-2744 
Andrew.White@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 31 July 2010- 7 Aug 2010 
 
MSU FOOD SAFETY 
 
$22,300 The USDA-FAS reviewed Nicar agua's poultry surveillance 
system and provided assistance to the Nicaraguan Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry, poultry industry leaders, and top 
producers. The USDA-FAS evaluated the current status, 
identified needs, gave targeted training, and recommended improvements for future equivalence and certification conducted 
by international entities.   Nicaragua Gabbriel Frigm 
202-720-5495 
gabbriel.frigm@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 31 July 2010- 13 Aug 2010 
 Food Safety Regulations 
 
$33,500 The USDA-FAS sponsored twenty  Cochran Fellows to attend a 
two-week program organized by Michigan State University on 
food safety policy development, risk analysis and program 
implementation.  Fellows also met with key US government 
officials in Washington, D.C. and the International Food Policy Research Institute.  Costa Rica, Jamaica, 
Panama Tanya Hinnant 
(202) 720-3382 Tanya.Hinnant@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 31 July 2010- 13 Aug 2010 
 Food Safety 
 
$88,600 The Cochran Fellowship Program hosted one Fellow from 
Kenya and three Fellows from Ghan a for training in Food Safety 
Regulations.  The Fellows attended a two-week program 
organized by Michigan State Univ ersity.  The training focused 
on practical experience in food safety regulations and science based decision making in food safety, risk assessment, risk 
management, and risk communication.  The course covered 
international treaties and regulations such as CODEX, IPPC, and SPS/TBT/WTO. The training will help enhance Ghana and 
Kenya's food safety program implementation while ensuring 
transparency and consistency w ith international norms.  The 
training will also help increase trade between Ghana, Kenya and 
the United States by addressing on e of the main trade barriers - 
meeting international standards for food safety. Ghana, Kenya Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 Aug 2010- 31 Dec 2013 
 
Train-the-Trainer Programs 
 
$7,000 The USDA sponsored 19 Cochran Fellows from Mauritius (1), 
Morocco (2), Namibia (1), Oman (2), South Africa (1), 
Swaziland (1), Tanzania (1), Tunisia (2), Indonesia (2), Costa 
Rica (3), Jamaica (2) and Panama (1) to train on food safety for 
two weeks at Michigan Univers ity.  The training focused on 
food safety policy development, risk analysis, and program implementation.   Mauritius, Morocco, 
Namibia, Oman, 
Rwanda, South 
Africa, Swaziland, 
Tanzania, Tunisia, 
Indonesia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, 
Panama,  Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 
lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 1 Aug 2010- 14 Aug 2010 
 
Biological Control  
$30,000 The US EPA conducted training programs to promote safer use 
of pesticides, to help protect workers and decrease the likelihood 
of residue violations into foods.  The training was intended to help participants better read, understand, and follow pesticide 
labels, and therefore less likely to over-apply pesticides to crops. Costa Rica, El 
Salvador, Honduras, 
Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Michelle DeVaux 
(703) 308-5891 
devaux.michelle@epa.gov  
 
Plant Health 2 Aug 2010- 6 Aug 2010 
 Agricultural Biotechnology 
Regulatory Framework 
 $44,693 Through the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program, four 
Fellows from Argentina attended a biological control training program at the USDA ARS, Inva sive Plant Research Laboratory 
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Th e training focused on evaluating 
biological regulatory control, host spectrum, post release, and 
adaptation and competitiveness of biological agents. Argentina Kelly Shaw 
(202) 690-2735 Kelly.Shaw@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Biotech 6 Aug 2010- 30 Sept 2011 
 University of Maryland 
Animal Health Technical 
Assistance for Armenia  
$28,622 The USDA-FAS sponsored the trav el of Malaysian Delegation 
to the United States to gain a better understanding of the US biotech regulatory framework and safety protocols for the proper 
management of animal, plant, and human issues as well as 
environment protection.  Members met with USDA regulators, food policy experts, agricultural biotechnologists, and other 
experts.  The visit facilitated a science-based biotechnology 
regulatory environment in Malaysia.  Malaysia David Cottrell, FAS Kuala 
Lumpur 60-3-2168-5194 
david.cottrell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 7 Aug 2010- 19 Aug 2010 
 
Training for Georgian Ministry 
of Agriculture on Brucellosis  
$30,000 The USDA-FAS provided techni cal assistance and advice on 
Armenia's National Animal Health Program.  A comprehensive 
animal health program will build capacity within the MOA to 
develop an effective framework  for managing any livestock 
disease of concern while increasing the health and productivity 
of the country's livestock. Armenia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 
Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 8 Aug 2010- 21 Aug 2010 
 FSIS Advanced Course on 
Meat and Poultry Inspection 
 
$18,800 The USDA-FAS, in cooperation with Colorado State University 
(CSU) and USDA- APHIS, provided intensive training for two MOA brucellosis coordinators in Fort Collins, Colorado that 
addressed brucellosis surveillance, diagnostics, and other key 
concerns to strengthen Georgia's National Service for Food 
Safety, Veterinary Service, and Plant Protection with the goal to 
reduce instances of priority animal  diseases in targeted regions.  Georgia Kelley Cormier 
(202)720-0858 Kelley.Cormier@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 8 Aug 2010- 21 Aug 2010 
 
FSIS Advanced Course on 
Meat and Poultry Inspection  
39, 400 Two Cochran Fellows participated in a USDA Food Safety and 
Inspection Service seminar on M eat and Poultry Inspection for 
International Government Officials.  The purpose of these 
seminars is to familiarize international government officials with US inspection regulation and procedures used by USDA to 
assure that the nation's meat, poultry and egg products are safe, 
wholesome and properly labeled.  The seminar covered issues from farm to table, includi ng Hazard Analysis and Critical 
Control Point (HACCP) and pathogen reduction; animal 
production, import and export procedures; and the roles of The USFDA, state, and local inspection agencies.    Egypt, Malaysia Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 
lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 8 Aug 2010- 21 Aug 2010 
 FSIS Meat and Poultry 
Inspection – Advanced 
 $20,800 The USDA-FAS sponsored nine Cochran Fellows to attend a 
USDA-FSIS two-week in-depth seminar on meat and poultry inspection for international government officials. The aim was to 
familiarize senior international government officials with US 
inspection regulation and procedures used by USDA to assure that the nation's meat, poultry and egg products are safe, 
wholesome and properly labeled. Issues covered: Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Point and pathogen reduction; animal production among others.  This was intended for officials 
who have a working knowledge of HACCP principles and their 
application in a meat or poultry plant. Egypt, Namibia, 
South Africa, Barbados, Chile, 
Costa Rica, 
Grenada, Malaysia Lindsey Itle 
(202) 690-0777 lindsey.itle@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 9 Aug 2010- 20 Aug 2010 
 
Risk Analysis Workshop for 
West Africa  
$74,561 The Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored five  fellows for a 
two-week training conducted by USDA-FSIS.  The program was 
designed for senior international government officials and 
focused on the verification and enforcement of Hazard Analysis 
and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and pathogen reduction 
regulations.  In addition to seminars on HACCP, the Fellows 
visited slaughter houses for hands-on training with inspection 
procedures.  The goal of this program was to improve the 
respective countries' technical knowledge about meat and poultry inspection in order to secure the international food safety 
net.  Barbados, Chile, 
Costa Rica, 
Grenada, Malaysia  Tanya Hinnant 
(202) 720-3382 
Tanya.Hinnant@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health  9 Aug 2010- 20 Sept 2010 
 GPS/GIS TAD Info. Training 
Workshop 
 $101,100 The USDA-APHIS sponsored a workshop on qualitative/ 
quantitative applications for risk analysis for thirty West African participants and university faculty to strengthen SPS capacity in 
West Africa. West Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 9 Aug 2010- 13 Aug 2010 
 
International Epidemiology Training 
 
$15,000 The USDA APHIS provided GPS/GIS Transboundary Animal 
Disease (TAD) training to West  and Central African countries 
on surveillance of transboundary diseases in West and Central African Countries.   Africa Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Animal Health 9 Aug 2010- 11 Aug 2010 
 African Codex Delegates 
Colloquium 
 $165,000 The USDA-APHIS provided training to Taiwan on the design 
and implementation systems for monitoring, surveillance, and survey of infectious diseases; zoning vs. compartmentalization, 
and information on decision-making processes for disease 
control.  Taiwan Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Food Safety 9 Aug 2010- 13 Aug 2010 
 
Latin America GLP/MRL Food Safety 
 
$196,770 Sponsored by USDA, participants from three Codex committees 
participated in the African Codex Delegates Colloquium in 
Pretoria, South Africa.  They held discussions with the goal of creating regional consensus and cultivating relationships in 
advance of global Codex committee meetings. Angola, Cameroon, 
Congo, Ethiopia, 
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, 
Madagascar, 
Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Swaziland, 
Uganda, South 
Africa, Senegal, Kenya, Morocco, 
Rwanda, 
Mozambique, 
Zambia,  Shane Danielson 
(202) 720-1230 
Shane.Danielson@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 9 Aug 2010- 20 Aug 2010 
 Hazard Analysis Critical 
Control Point (HACCP) 
 $3,879 The USDA-FAS, in cooperation with the USEPA, the US based 
IR-4 Project (Rutgers University) and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) initiated an effort in Latin 
America to increase the number of  pesticide products that are 
available to specialty crop grower s worldwide, and facilitate the 
global harmonization of pesticide maximum residue levels, 
supporting Codex as the common standard.  
  Brazil, Chile, Costa 
Rica, Dominican Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, 
Peru Jason Sandahl 
(541) 359-1943 Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 9 Aug 2010- 20 Aug 2010 
 
Meat and Poultry Inspection – 
Advance  
$3,600 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Cochran Fellow from the Croatian 
government to an in-depth seminar on verification and 
enforcement of HACCP and pathogen reduction regulations to 
help the official learn and im prove their knowledge of US 
science-based meat and poultry regulations, and the procedures 
utilized by USDA-FSIS to ensu re a safe meat supply.  Croatia Thomas, Desiree 
202-690-0947 
desiree.thomas@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 13 Sept 2010- 24 Sept 2010 
 Biotech Training 
 
$5,000 A Cochran Fellow from Malaysia participated in meat and 
poultry inspection treatment training seminar provided by USDA-FSIS.  Among others, the training included an overview 
of FSIS,  including introduction to HACCP, pathogen reduction, 
import and export policies and procedures, equivalence and field visits to import and export locations and processing and 
slaughter plants. Malaysia Austin Graydus 
(202) 720-9959 austin.graydus@fas.usda.gov  
 
Biotech   15 Aug 2010- 31 July 2011 
 LSU CR Agreement for Food 
Safety Evaluation in Armenia 
 $97,332 The USDA-FAS sponsored two Cochran fellows from Sri Lanka 
to participate in a biotechnology regulatory training/workshop provided by Michigan State Univ ersity (MSU) and to meet with 
private sector groups and US regu latory officials.  The training 
helped Sri Lankan regulators enhance their knowledge of biotech regulatory approval systems helping Sri Lanka refine its 
biotechnology policies relative to their agricultural sector. Sri Lanka Thom Wright, OAA New Delhi  
001 91 11 2419 8260 Thom.wright@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 
Evaluation 15 Aug 2010- 29 Aug 2010 
 Hazard Analysis Critical 
Control Point (HACCP) 
 
$23,800 At the initiation of Armenia, the US State Department funded an 
evaluation of Armenia's Food Safety Program's performance as implemented between 2006 and 2010, helping Armenia to 
identify needed reform and improvements.  Armenia Paul Strasberg, Program Manager 
202.690.2915 
Food Safety 15 Aug 2010- 31 Oct 2011 
 Regional Veterinary Training 
in Georgia 
 $134,187 The Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored three Croatians for 
food safety training on US ag encies, practices, and methods 
involved in US food safety procedures and regulations, including 
HACCP implementation, risk assessment, distributing and 
handling of meat, and regulations for processing and labeling food.  The training was designed in conjunction with the 
University of Missouri to help the Croatians better understand 
the US food safety system.  Croatia Thomas, Desiree 
202-690-0947 desiree.thomas@fas.usda.gov  
 
Regional 
Veterinary Service 
Unit Component of 
Georgia Animal Health Program 
Evaluation 15 Aug 2010- 31 Mar 2012 
 
Veterinary Training in Georgia 
 $125,060 Veterinary experts from the Colorado State University, Animal 
Population Health Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine and 
Biomedical Sciences and from the Georgia Institute of Public 
Affairs / Georgia Rural Development Program provided technical assistance to suppor t the implementation of three 
regional veterinary service units (RVSUs) in support of the 
evaluation of the Caucasus Agricultural Development Initiative's (CADI) Animal Health Project in Georgia.  Georgia Paul Strasberg, Program Manager 
202.690.2915  
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Regional 
Veterinary Service Unit Component of 
Georgia Animal 
Health Program Evaluation 16 Aug 2010- 27 Aug 2010 
 Plant Health System Analysis 
Course (APHIS) 
 $327,778 This agreement will provide support to the University of 
Maryland to evaluate the USDA -FAS Caucasus Agricultural 
Development Initiative's (CADI) Georgia Regional Veterinary 
Service Unit pilot project. This project was established in early 
Fiscal Year 2009 and, CADI, no w seeks to evaluate the pilot 
project through a mid-term formative evaluation and a quasi-
experimental farm survey ba sed impact assessment.   Georgia Paul Strasberg, Program Manager 
202.690.2915 
Plant Health 16 Aug 2010- 20 Aug 2010 
 National Avian Influenza 
Diagnostics Laboratory 
Workshop  
$45,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a two- week Plant Health Systems 
Analysis Course for the international plant health community by illustrating how USDA APHIS confronts complex challenges 
posed by a gamut of global and domestic plant health issues.  
Training included an overview of  APHIS, interaction with other 
Federal and State agencies, inte rnational organizations, foreign 
governments, industry, and the general public to address plant 
health issues, fundamental concepts of plant health, international standards and agreements, legislative authorities.  The 
participants learned to  assess how their organizations responded 
to plant health issues and iden tify potential areas where change 
may enhance their ability to address these issues. Burundi, The 
Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, 
Mozambique, 
Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, 
Peru  Erica Johnston  
202-720-1423 erica.johnston@fas.usda.gov  
 
Marsha Sheehan 202-690-0755 
Marsha.Sheehan@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 18 Aug 2010- 8 Sept 2010 
 Animal Health Training 
 
$53,400 The USDA-FAS sponsored a national workshop on testing and 
diagnostic protocols for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Vientiane, Lao, People's Dem. Rep. of.  The workshop had 
approximately 10 participants from the Lao National Animal 
Health Center.   Lao, People's Dem. 
Rep. of Andrew White 
(202) 690-2744 Andrew.White@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 16 Aug 2010- 19 Aug 2010 
 
APEC Food Defense 
Workshop – Peru  
$34,233 The Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored Five Macedonian 
Fellows from the Ministry of Agriculture in Skopje and one 
Malaysian Fellow from the Department of Veterinary Services in 
conjunction with Tuskegee University.  Training covered various animal diseases and implementation of disease control measures.  
The fellows visited USDA-APH IS where they received an 
overview of its functions and capabilities and witnessed the APHIS incident command center to gain firsthand knowledge on 
how the agency responds to diseas e outbreaks.  This training was 
designed to expose the Fellows to new technologies, techniques, and procedures in combating and eradicating animal disease.   Macedonia, 
Malaysia Thomas, Desiree 
202-690-0947 
desiree.thomas@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Defense 18 Aug 2010- 21 Aug 2010 
 CAPS Workshop 
 
$0 The USDA the USFDA and US in dustry conducted a three-day 
food defense workshop, in Lima, Peru.  The event was a continuation of the APEC Food Defense Pilot Project held in 
Lima, Ica, and Trujillo, Peru in 2008.  The APEC-endorsed US 
food defense team planned a follow-up event for Peruvian industry, academia, and government  officials, with a focus on 
the private sector.  The worksh op builds on the food defense 
technical information provided during the initial phases of the pilot project.  The US expert team addressed food defense 
methodologies, practices, and tools to strengthen skills and 
understanding necessary to facilitate vulnerability assessments, food defense planning efforts, and food defense educational 
programs. Peru Cory Bryant  
240-402-2209 cory.bryant@fda.hhs.gov 
 McCormick, Kelly (202) 720-1347 
Kelly.McCormick@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 21 Aug 2010- 4 Sept 2010 
 Plant Quarantine, Clearance, 
and Inspection 
 
$32,600 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service 
trained Mexican Department of Agriculture officials on how to conduct surveys, identification procedures and data management 
on pests and diseases to improve their current systems.  Mexico Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Plant Health 21 Aug 2010- 3 Sept 2010 
 WTO/SPS/TBT Notification 
Process 
 $32,500 The USDA-FAS sponsored two Fe llows from the Philippines on 
the US inspection process for imported/exported fruits and vegetables.  The program included visits to an airport and a 
vegetable-processing facility in Los Angeles, California to help 
provide the Philippines additional knowledge when developing regulations for clearing imported food products. Philippines Phuong Mai 
(202) 690-2986 phoung.mai@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 23 Aug 2010- 2 Aug 2010 
 
HACCP Implementation Plan Activity 
 
$30,000 The Cochran Fellowship Program provided training to five mid-
level government officials (Viet Nam and Cambodia) on the US 
notification process of the WTO including SPS and TBT issues.  The officials represented the Mini stry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development (MARD) Department of Animals, MARD Plant 
Protection, and MARD/National Fisheries Quality Assurance 
and Veterinary Directorate; Ministry of Science and 
Technology/ Standards and Quality Directorate; Ministry of 
Health/Viet Nam Food Administration; and Ministry of Industry and Trade.  The training aimed to  increase the role of science in 
drafting SPS regulations and incr ease Viet Nam's awareness of 
and participation in the WTO SPS notification and comment 
process. Viet Nam/Cambodia Phuong Mai 
(202) 690-2986 
phoung.mai@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 23 Aug 2010- 28 Aug 2010 
 Honduras Meat Packing Plant 
Review 
 $10,000 The USDA-FAS worked with the Government of Nigeria (GON) 
and private sector facilities to help improve its GON HACCP Implementation Strategic Plan to increase food security and 
ensure the safety and nutrition of foods and agricultural products 
in Nigeria and addressed potentia l hazards that can occur in food 
processing facilities.  This set the stage for a risk based 
inspections and approva ls process, which w ill increase access to 
critical commodities thus enhancing food security.   Nigeria Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 23 Aug 2010- 25 Aug 2010 
 
Food Defense Workshop – 
Panama  
$22,045 The USDA-FAS sponsored a veterinary expert to conduct pre-
audits of various meat plants and labs in Honduras seeking re-
certification with the US Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS).  
The expert examined meat proce ssing facilities and laboratories 
and met with government regulatory officials to review 
Honduras' food safety inspection system.  This activity directly 
supports the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-
DR). Honduras Jessica Maxwell 
(202) 720-0556 
Jessica.Maxwell@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety, Food 
Defense 23 Aug 2010- 27 Aug 2010 
 
APEC Food Defense 
Collaborative Exchange 
 $65,001 The USDA-FAS, USDA-FSIS, USFDA and US industry, 
conducted a three-day food defe nse workshop, in Panama City 
as a continuation of the August 2009 Food Defense Awareness 
Workshop in Panama City for all of Latin America.  This follow-
up event targeted Panamanian industry, academia, and government officials, with a focu s on the private sector.  The US 
expert team addressed food defense methodology practices, and 
tools to strengthen skills a nd understanding necessary to 
facilitate vulnerability assessments, food defense planning 
efforts, and food defense educational programs. Panama Cory Bryant  
240-402-2209 
cory.bryant@fda.hhs.gov 
 McCormick, Kelly (202) 720-1347 
Kelly.McCormick@fas.usda.gov   
 
Food Defense 23 Aug 2010- 27 Aug 2010 
 Pesticide Laboratory Capacity 
Building and Assessment 
 $18,000 The USFDA sponsored a Food Defense Training Program for 
industry participants and a Food Defense Education Exchange Program for academic particip ants. The University of 
Minnesota's National Center for Food Protection and Defense 
coordinated and hosted the program.  The program aimed to equip the Thai and Peruvian participants with the skills and 
understanding necessary to facilitate educational programs, 
vulnerability assessments and food defense planning efforts in their respective countries and regions.  Peru, Thailand Cory Bryant  
240-402-2209 cory.bryant@fda.hhs.gov   
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Food Safety 23 Aug 2010- 25 Aug 2010 
 Caribbean Food Safety 
 
$65,000 USFDA experts provided training and assessments to build 
pesticide laboratory capacity for analysts and management of the Ministry of Agriculture Central Veterinary Laboratory. Dominican Republic Moisés O'Neill 
moises.oneill@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Food Safety 23 Aug 2010- 3 Sept 2010 
 
International Course on 
Veterinary Epidemiology  
$209,183 The USDA-FAS sponsored a Caribbean Food Safety Workshop 
in Miami, Florida, to discuss issues regarding establishing a 
region-wide CARICOM technical committee for Food Safety, 
and the coordination of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues at the regional and national levels. Participants worked with their 
Caribbean colleagues to discuss Caribbean food safety issues 
and plans for establishing a technical working group (TWG) to complement the regional plant an d animal working groups that 
have contributed to the amelioration of regional SPS issues. Caribbean Basin 
Emerging Markets Cynthia Evans 
(202) 690-3985 
Cynthia.Evans@fas.usda.gov  
 
Catherine Chesnutt 
(202) 720-0301 
Catherine.Chesnutt@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 23 Aug 2010- 27 Aug 2010 
 Caribbean and Central 
American Participation in Live 
Bird Market Biosecurity  
training 
 $35,373 The USDA-APHIS and the Colora do State University provided 
veterinarians with skills and concepts in epidemiology with emphasis in risk analysis methods.  The course in Fort Collins, 
Colorado is to strengthen the epidemiological skills of 
international veterinarians. World-Wide Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 29 Aug 2010- 22 Oct 2010 
 
Ruminant Nutrition  
$62,500 The USDA-APHIS supported participants to gain further 
knowledge on the role of live bird markets in the early detection, 
rapid response and containment of avian influenza. Training also included GPS, biosecurity, poultry diseases and diagnostic 
techniques.  Central 
America/Caribbean Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 30 Aug 2010- 1 Sept 2010 
 Seminar on Stevia-derived 
Products 
 $6,000 During their eight-week scientific  exchange at Michigan State 
University, three Iraqi participants gained a solid overall understanding of ruminant nutrition and management of sheep 
and dairy cattle as practiced in the United States.  Their training 
included learning about the tools and techniques for pasture improvement and enhancement of nutritive value of forages 
common in Iraq.   Iraq Lisa Wendel 
(202) 720-8877 lisa.wendel@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 31 Aug 2010- 3 Sept 2010 
 Mite Identification Training for 
SENASA Officials 
 $8,000 Two USFDA experts followed up 12 generally accepted as safe 
GRAS notifications for stevia-derived substances by providing a legal update on the product status (and the difference between 
food and dietary ingredient) and explaining requirements to 
access the US market to 75 par ticipants from the industry and 
government. Paraguay Edmundo Garcia 
edmundo.garcia@fda.hhs.gov  
 
Plant Health 1 Sept 2010- 20 Oct 2010 
 
International Visitors' Program The USDA APHIS and USDA ARS coordinated with Argentina 
Service of Food Security (SENAS A) to identify mites in fruit 
plants to prevent trade disruption.   Argentina Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com 
 
Food Safety 1 Sept 2010- 3 Sept 2012 
 
Genetics and Food Safety of Game Meat 
$40,000 The US EPA conducted technical briefings on US regulatory 
requirements for agricultural and pesticide chemical imports, 
general regulatory policy, and advice on alternative means of pest control. Global Richard Biava 
(703) 305-6405) 
biava.richard@epa.gov 
 
Food Safety 1 Sept 2010- 31 Jan 2011 
 
Armenia Sheep Sector 
Assessment  
$421,369 Two Borlaug Fellows will be trained at Pennsylvania State 
University.  The Zambian Fellow will receive training on bean 
breeding.  The second Fellow will work on food safety issues as 
it pertains to game meat. Zambia, Namibia Tacarra Birmingham 
(202) 690-1246 
tacarra.birmingham@fas.usda.gov 
 
Animal Health 21 Feb 2011- 3 Sept 2012 
 Genetics and Food Safety of 
Game Meat 
 $48,231 The US State Department and Ut ah State University sponsored 
an assessment and evaluation of Armenia's Sheep Producing sector and potential for CADI to enhance the small producers of 
sheep and their food and fiber products in support of the sheep 
producing sector in Armenia. Armenia Paul Strasberg, Program Manager 
202.690.2915 
Food Safety 5 Sept 2010- 18 Sept 2010 
 
Developing and Implementing Food Safety Standards 
 
$22,800 Two Borlaug Fellows from Zambia and Namibia trained at 
Pennsylvania State University with the Zambian Fellow focusing 
on bean breeding and the Namibian Fellow focusing on food safety issues as it pertains to game meat. Zambia, Namibia Tacarra Birmingham 
(202) 690-1246 
tacarra.birmingham@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 6 Sept 2010- 17 Sept 2010 
 Post Harvest Cold Storage 
 
$25,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored eight Cochran Fellows from Viet 
Nam (7) and Cambodia (1) on U.S food safety standards to help them improve their agricultural systems.  Training included an 
overview of US food safety sy stems, with a focus on risk 
communication, certification syst ems, and the enforcement of 
food and agricultural standards.  Fellows met with US regulatory 
agencies and included site vis its to poultry, beef, and pork 
slaughtering/packing facilities and farms.  Viet Nam Phuong Mai 
(202) 690-2986 phoung.mai@fas.usda.gov  
 
Cold Storage 6 Sept 2010- 5 Nov 2010 
 
Maize Redness Phytoplasma 
Research  
$49,778 The USDA-FAS sponsored five Fellows from Albania on a post 
harvest cold storage technologies training in conjunction with 
Louisiana State University.  Th e project focused on various 
issues and problems Albania is facing regarding fruit and vegetable cold storage.  Albania Thomas, Desiree 
202-690-0947 
desiree.thomas@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health 6 Sept 2010- 10 Sept 2010 
 Mount HPAI Simulation 
Exercises in Ten Caribbean 
Countries 
 
$50,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored a scientist from Serbia's Institute for 
Plant Protection and Environment to conduct collaborative research on maize redness at Ohio  State University for a period 
of two months.  The goal was to find the vectors associated with 
maize redness in order to create appropriate measures to 
minimize the effects of the disease. Serbia Erica Johnston  
202-720-1423 erica.johnston@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 7 Sept 2010- 24 Sept 2010 
 
Animal request for Ms. Naile 
Sidiqque (Pakistani Scientist) to receive Training at NVSL 
 
$7,205 The USDA-APHIS funded simulation exercises for veterinary 
professionals to better prepare them in managing animal health 
outbreaks by practicing Incident Command System principals.  
The goal was to prepare the Caribbean working group response to emergencies as a regional supplemental team and properly 
answer calls from Chief Veterina ry Officers for assistance.   Caribbean Region Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 7 Sept 2010- 9 Sept 2010 
 
Electronic Phytosanitary 
Certificate Workshop for SENASA 
 
$4,899 The USDA-APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratory 
provided training to an individual with the Pakistan Laboratory 
on antigen production for HI and for Agar Cell Diffusion  for 
three weeks in Ames, Iowa.  The effort is expected to increase 
the capacity of the Pakistan laboratory.   Pakistan Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
  
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Plant Health 10 Sept 2010- 18 Sept 2010 
 Backyard Poultry Processing 
communication Project 
 $15,000 An USDA-APHIS expert and a pr ivate sector computer analyst 
provided a two-day workshop for twenty Peruvian participants on APHIS e-certification system to benefit counterparts in Lima, 
Peru.  The training was intended to help Peru initiate their own 
system which would speed up processing of documents for international trade. Peru Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 13 Sept 2010- 24 Sept 2010 
 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnostic Training 
 
$6,000 The USDA-APHIS trained Lao gove rnment officials overseeing 
the backyard poultry slaughter sector in the application of good 
practices in biosecurity/hygiene sanitation.  Lao, People's Dem. 
Rep. of Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 14 Sept 2010- 17 Sept 2010 
 
Study the Risk Pathways and 
Risk to Caribbean  
$68,200 The USDA-APHIS trained Malawi la boratory staff to effectively 
handle diagnosis of HPAI, establish quality management 
laboratory systems, and id entify major deficiencies.  Malawi Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 13 Sept 2010- 17 Sept 2010 
 
Turkey Epidemiology Training 
 $5,941 The APHIS reviewed export/import documentation from 
countries where trade is legal, conduct public information 
program on sanitary issues relate d to birds, identify countries 
where trade is not legal and find risk pathways, and study bird's illness/curative interventions.  The goal is to prevent the spread 
of H5N1 avian influenza. Caribbean Region Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 
Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
 
Animal Health 13 Sept 2010- 20 Sept 2010 
 Hazard Analysis Critical 
Control Point (HACCP) 
 $3,500 The USDA-FAS and APHIS partnered to provide Turkey a 
series of workshops on Veterinary Epidemiology.    Turkey Richard Pacer, DVM  
202-720-7481 Richard.e.pacer@aphis.usda.com  
Food Safety 13 Sept 2010- 2 Oct 2010 
 
FSIS Meat and Poultry Inspection Seminar III 
 
$30,000 The Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored one Albanian 
government official in the FS IS Meat and Poultry Inspection 
Seminar.  Training covered an overview of FSIS, APHIS Veterinary Service, farm to table, HACCP, pathogen reduction, 
standards and labeling, and risk assessment.  Albania Thomas, Desiree 
202-690-0947 
desiree.thomas@fas.usda.gov  
  
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Food Safety 13 Sept 2010- 17 Sept 2010 
 Turkey Basic Veterinary 
Epidemiology Course 
 $500,000 The USDA-FAS sponsored three Cochran Fellows to participate 
in a meat and poultry inspection training seminar, conducted by USDA-FSIS.  The seminar provided an overview of FSIS, 
including an introduction to HACCP, pathogen reduction, import 
and export policies and procedures, and equivalence. Barbados, Chile, 
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kelly Shaw 
(202) 690-2735 Kelly.Shaw@fas.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health 13 Sept 2010- 17 Sept 2010 
 
Asia Regional Codex Seminar  
$80,000 The USDA-FAS provided workshops on basic/advanced 
veterinary epidemiology - with a focus on brucellosis 
prevention, detection and control for approximately 200 veterinarians and other disease control officials in Turkey.  This 
capacity-building effort complements a parallel Department of 
State (DOS) grant to Turkey to bolster in-country production of vaccines and improve the contro l of brucellosis and other 
dangerous livestock diseases.   Turkey Trachelle Carr 
(202) 690-0787 
Tracelle.Carr@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 13 Sept 2010- 17 Sept 2010 
 JIFSAN-USFDA 
Commercially Sterile 
Processed Foods Training 
Program 
 $28,500 The USDA provided training to government and private sector 
officials from three countries in Asia to enable them to participate more effectively in Codex Alimentarius activities.  
The training also focused on domestic organization of Codex-
related agencies. Viet Nam, Lao, 
People's Dem. Rep. of, Cambodia Shane Danielson 
(202) 720-1230 Shane.Danielson@fas.usda.gov  
 
Food Safety 13 Sept 2010- 1 Oct 2010 
 
Training program developed to familiarize government 
officials on U.S. meat and 
poultry inspection procedures and regulations 
 
$71,855 The University of Maryland faculty, industry, JIFSAN, and 
USFDA experts provided technical assistance to over 70 Chinese 
producers and regulators of low acid and acidified foods.  This course gave participants essential knowledge of the 
fundamentals of microbiology, sanitation, spoilage-analysis and 
the development and application of thermal processing, as well as, USFDA regulations and included a field trip to a commercial 
production facility for hands-on training in facility and 
equipment and container analysis.  This hands-on training will help the participant regulators develop a food safety inspection 
program for processed foods in China.   China Elizabeth M. Calvey 
240-402-1981 
Elizabeth.Calvey@fda.hhs.gov  
  
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Animal Health 13 Sept 2010- 17 Sept 2010 
 Microbiology Laboratory 
Training 
 $5,035 The USDA-FSIS sponsored a meat and poultry inspection 
seminar to familiarize government o fficials from ta rget countries 
with US inspection procedures and regulations implemented and 
enforced by USDA. Barbados, Canada 
Chile, China, Denmark, Hong 
Kong, China; 
Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman Singapore, 
St. Vincent, 
Armenia and Mexico Andreas Keller 
202-690-5646  andreas.keller@ fsis.usda.gov  
 
Animal Health  The USDA-FSIS conducted a microbiology laboratory training 
seminar, involving (11) scientists from Israel, Dominican 
Republic, Mexico, Mongolia, Namibia; Hong Kong, China; and the Netherlands. The training was conducted at the FSIS Eastern 
Laboratory. Israel, Dominican 
Republic, Mexico, 
Mongolia, Namibia, Hong Kong, China; 
Netherlands  Andreas Keller 
202-690-5646 
andreas.keller@ fsis.usda.gov  
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  TABLE OF ACRONYMS 
  
AGOA African Growth and Opportunity Act  
AI Avian Influenza 
AMS Agricultural Marketing Service 
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation  
APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ARS Agricultural Research Service  BTA Bilateral Trade Agreement 
CADI Caucasus Agricultural Development Initiative  
CAFTA-DR Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement CARD Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development CFSAN Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa   
CRSP Collaborative Research Support Project  
CSREES Cooperative State Research, E ducation, and Extension Service 
CVOs Chief Veterinary Officers EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAS Foreign Agricultural Service  FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service 
GAP Good Agricultural Practices  
GIPSA Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration  GIS Geographic Information System GM Genetically Modified GMP Good Manufacturing Practices 
GPS Global Positioning System 
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point  DHHS Department of Health and Human Services HLB Huang Long Bing HPAI Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza IICA Inter-American Institute fo r Cooperation on Agriculture  
IPM Integrated Pest Management 
JIFSAN Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition  NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement NATO  North Atlantic Treaty Organization NGO Non-governmental Organization 
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction 
PRA  Pest Risk Assessment RFR Reportable Food Registry SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary TRQ Tariff Rate Quota USAID United States Agency for International Development 
USDA United States Department of Agriculture 
USDA-APHIS United States Department of Agricu lture - Animal Plant Health and Inspection 
Service 
USDA-ARS United States Department of Agri culture - Agricultural Research Service 
USDA-FAS United States Department of Ag riculture - Foreign Agricultural Service 
USDA-FSIS United States Department of Agri culture - Food Safety Inspection Service  G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.9 
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  USFDA United States Food and Drug Administration 
USFDA-CFSAN United States Food and Drug Admi nistration – Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition 
VFU Veterinary Field Unit WTO World Trade Organization 
 
 
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