USDA Under Secretary Taylor to Hold Media Teleconference from the Netherlands

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 17-19, to lead USDA’s first-ever agribusiness trade mission to the region. She will be joined by a delegation of more than 50 business, trade associations and state government leaders seeking to grow U.S. agricultural exports to the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

In Amsterdam, Taylor will meet with U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Shefali Razdan Duggal and representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality. Taylor and trade mission participants will also receive market briefings, participate in business-to-business meetings, and attend multiple retail food and agriculture site visits.

On April 19, Taylor will hold a media teleconference to highlight initial trade mission results. She will also be joined by several state department of agriculture leaders who will share how agricultural trade and activities like USDA trade missions benefit their state.

Reporters interested in participating must RSVP to receive dial-in instructions.

Wednesday, April 19

WHAT: Media Teleconference

WHEN: 12:00 p.m. ET

WHO: USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor

California Secretary of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross

Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson

North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture Doug Goehring

RSVP: Media must RSVP to press-fas by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 18.

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