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{{Organization | |OrganizationName=Foreign Claims Settlement Commission | ||
|OrganizationName= Foreign Claims Settlement Commission | |OrganizationType=Independent Agencies (Sub-organization) | ||
|OrganizationType= Independent Agencies (Sub-organization) | |Mission=To adjudicate claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments for losses and injuries sustained due to nationalization, expropriation, or other actions. It provides a legal process for claimants to seek compensation under specific Congressional authorizations or international agreements. | ||
|Mission= To adjudicate claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments for losses and injuries sustained due to nationalization, expropriation, or other actions. It provides a legal process for claimants to seek compensation under specific Congressional authorizations or international agreements. | |ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Justice | ||
| | |CreationLegislation=Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1954; transferred to DOJ by Public Law 96-209 | ||
|Employees= 20 | |Employees=20 | ||
|Budget= Approximately $2.5 million (fiscal year 2024) | |Budget=Approximately $2.5 million (fiscal year 2024) | ||
|OrganizationExecutive=Chairman | |||
|Services=Adjudication of claims against foreign governments; claims certification; legal adjudication of international claims | |||
|Regulations=International Claims Settlement Act of 1949; War Claims Act of 1948 | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89602, -77.02059 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=600 E Street NW, Suite 6002, Washington, DC 20579 | |||
|Website=https://www.justice.gov/fcsc | |Website=https://www.justice.gov/fcsc | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{About|a division of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]|agriculture extensions in general|Agricultural extension}} | |||
The '''Foreign Agricultural Service''' ('''FAS''') is the [[United States Foreign Service#Foreign affairs agencies|foreign affairs agency]] with primary responsibility for the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]'s (USDA) overseas programs – market development, [[trade pact|international trade agreements]] and negotiations, and the collection of statistics and market information. It also administers the USDA's [[Export credit agency|export credit guarantee]] and food aid programs and helps increase income and food availability in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth. The FAS mission statement reads, "Linking U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global [[food security]]," and its motto is "Linking U.S. Agriculture to the World."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fas.usda.gov/|title= FAS Mission Statement|access-date= April 10, 2010|archive-date= April 8, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100408061208/http://www.fas.usda.gov/|url-status= dead}}</ref> | The '''Foreign Agricultural Service''' ('''FAS''') is the [[United States Foreign Service#Foreign affairs agencies|foreign affairs agency]] with primary responsibility for the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]'s (USDA) overseas programs – market development, [[trade pact|international trade agreements]] and negotiations, and the collection of statistics and market information. It also administers the USDA's [[Export credit agency|export credit guarantee]] and food aid programs and helps increase income and food availability in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth. The FAS mission statement reads, "Linking U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global [[food security]]," and its motto is "Linking U.S. Agriculture to the World."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fas.usda.gov/|title= FAS Mission Statement|access-date= April 10, 2010|archive-date= April 8, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100408061208/http://www.fas.usda.gov/|url-status= dead}}</ref> | ||