USDA expands trade activities in Myanmar

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service established a new Office of Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. embassy in Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma).    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is expanding activities and services in Myanmar (Burma) with the opening of a new Office of Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. embassy in Rangoon.
   “The opening of the FAS office in Burma is a part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen the partnership between our two countries through increased trade and investment,” said FAS Administrator Phil Karsting in a statement.
   “Burma is opening to the rest of the world and offers significant market potential for U.S. agricultural exports,” he added. “Changes in Burma’s government and economy present exciting opportunities – not only for bulk commodities, but for high-value food products to serve Burma’s rapidly growing hotel, restaurant and tourism industries.”
   With the addition of Rangoon, FAS now has 94 offices at U.S. embassies and diplomatic missions around the world, covering 171 countries. The agency helps build international markets and facilitate exports of U.S. food and agricultural products.