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{{About|a division of the [[ | {{About|a division of the [[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> | ||