United States. Foreign Agricultural Service

The Division of Foreign Agricultural Service, Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE), was created in 1930 as a result of the passing of the Foreign Agricultural Service Act. The task of the division was to work with foreign trade relations and policies connected to agriculture, primarily with the cooperation with the Department of State. In 1938, the functions of the division were taken from the BAE. and placed directrly under the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture. This created the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). In 1939, the FAS was succeeded by the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations (OFAR). During the reorganization of the USDA in 1953, a new Foreign Agricultural Service was created, and continued the role of the OFAR.

From the description of USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Records, 1960-1980. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record id: 632339023