Plant Health Technical Bilateral Meetings
Last Modified: June 12, 2026
In efforts to fulfill mission critical work and make progress on phytosanitary topics with as many trading partners as possible, APHIS conducts plant health technical bilateral meetings both in-person and virtually.
The following schedule is tentative and subject to change.
June 2026
- U.S. – Colombia Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of June 1, 2026: (in-person; Bogota, Colombia) (Completed)
Contact Sarah Hieskill for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
- U.S. – China Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of June 29, 2026; (in-person; Guangzhou, China) (Confirmed)
Contact Matt Messenger for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
July 2026
- U.S. – Dominican Republic Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, July 15, 2026: (virtual) (Confirmed)
Contact Charles Pierre for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
- U.S. – New Zealand Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of July 27, 2026: (in-person; Salem, Oregon) (Confirmed)
Contact John Crowe for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
August 2026
- U.S. – Chile Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of August 3, 2026: (in-person; Chile) (Confirmed)
Contact Eric Longen for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
- U.S. – Peru Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of August 10, 2026: (in-person; Peru) (Tentative)
Contact Sarah Hieskill for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
September 2026
- U.S. – Taiwan Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Meeting, Week of September 14, 2026: (in-person; Taiwan) (Confirmed)
Contact Lisa Kohl for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
- U.S. – European Union Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of September 28, 2026: (in-person; Savanah, Georgia (Confirmed)
Contact Lakshmanan Ramamoorthi for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
The Phytosanitary Issues Management (PIM) team requests stakeholder input in developing agenda items for upcoming Plant Health Technical Bilateral Meetings. To provide input, please send an email to the PIM Request Management Inbox as listed above. The meetings are an opportunity to acquire, expand, or maintain export and import agricultural markets by:
- Exchanging information about specific commodities,
- Amending current phytosanitary requirements based on updated information,
- Documenting agreements made and next steps,
- Establishing time frames for completion of items/resolution of issues, and/or
- Establishing joint working groups to explore and resolve issues of mutual concern.