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The News, Speeches, and Publications page contains current information about international program activities at home and abroad.

News

• The Future of Work is About People, not Tech: Report, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Press Releases, January 2022
• Emer Cooke’s end-of-year message, European Medicines Agency, Press Release, January 2022
• New Food Safety Community of Practice will help share knowledge and improve practice, European Union, Press Release, January 2022
• Conference on the Future of Europe: Panel on Climate change, environment, health delivers recommendations, World Health Organization, Press Release, January 2022
• Germany gives CHF 2.8 million to help developing countries meet SPS standards, combat COVID-19, Press Release, World Trade Organization, December 2021
• Accelerating access to vaccines is an urgent priority in the face of new variants, says PAHO Director, Pan American Health Organization, December 2021
• Two decades dedicated to capacity building for health emergency preparedness and response, Press Release, World Health Organization, December 2021
• APEC’s Agenda in 2022, Press Release, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, December 2021
• UN agencies back bold plan to ensure every child in need gets a regular healthy meal in school by 2030, Press Release, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, November 2021
• Chinese Taipei Contributes to Inclusive Growth and Digital Economy Initiatives, Press Release, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, November 2021
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and UNICEF Announce $150 Million Guarantee to Support Access to Vaccines and Health Supplies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Press Release, Gates Foundation, November 2021
• Sweden donates SEK 500,000 to support LDCs’ participation in Ministerial Conference, Press Release, World Trade Organization, November 2021
• Investment in primary health care urgently needed to ensure COVID-19 recovery in the Americas, Press Release, Pan American Health Organization, November 2021

Speeches 

• Presentation by Bruce Ross for the APHA's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, HHS's Global Health Workforce – On the Front Lines of Health Diplomacy During the Time of COVID-19, October 2020
• Testimony by Mark Abdoo, Associate Commissioner for Global Policy and Strategy before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission, July 2019
• Remarks by Mary Lou Valdez to the North American Food Safety and Quality 2019 Conference, June 2019 
• Remarks by Mark Abdoo at the Opening Plenary Session, Drug Information Association (DIA) China Annual Meeting, May 2019
• Remarks by Mark Abdoo at the AFDO 2018 Conference, International and Government Relations Committee Meeting, June 2018

Publications  

• From a Global Perspective - Occasional thought pieces on international topics from FDA experts across the agency
• Global Updates – global news, information, events, and resources from the FDA Office of Global Policy and Strategy
• Equivalence: Using a Trade Mechanism to Ensure Broader Consumer Choice and Open New Markets for Molluscan Shellfish, FDA Voices, September 23, 2020
• Ensuring Patient Safety and Drug Manufacturing Quality Through Partnership with European Union Regulators, by Anna Abram, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation and Analysis and Mark Abdoo, FDA’s Associate Commissioner for the Office of Global Policy and Strategy, FDA Voices, July 2019
• FDA’s Global Efforts to Protect Patients and Consumers from Unsafe Products, by Anna Abram, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation and Analysis and Mark Abdoo, FDA’s Associate Commissioner for the Office of Global Policy and Strategy, FDA Voices, November 2018
• The Safe Food Imperative: Accelerating Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, The World Bank, October 2018
• FDA Collaborates to Promote Safety, Quality in Clinical Trials Done in India, FDA Voices, July 2017
• FDA in India: Championing a Culture of Quality, FDA Voices, March 2017