Secretary Rollins met with Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forests Francesco Lollobrigida (Photo: USDA)
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins concluded her trade delegation visit to Rome, Italy.
Secretary Rollins held a bilateral meeting with her Italian counterpart, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forests Francesco Lollobrigida alongside the Charge d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Marta Youth. During the bilateral meeting, Secretary Rollins promoted the legacy of strategic partnership between the U.S. and Italy to ensure greater market access for American agricultural producers in the EU and discussed the opportunities that President Trump’s America First agricultural trade agenda provides for U.S.-Italy relations.
Following the meeting, Minister Lollobrigida provided the Secretary a guided tour of the National Historical Library of Agriculture where the two leaders discussed Italy’s rich and shared history with the U.S.
Rollins reinforced the Trump Administration’s expectations for improved agricultural market access to our ally Italy and encouraged opportunities to expand the reach of the American agricultural industry across the European Union.
USDA news release
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