Plant Health Technical Bilateral Meetings

Last Modified: March 03, 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.

March 2026

  • U.S. – Kenya Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of March 9, 2026: (in-person; Kenya) (Confirmed) 
    Contact Jarrod Jones for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
  • U.S. – Viet Nam Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of March 16, 2026: (in-person; Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam) (Confirmed) 
    Contact Lisa Kohl for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
  • U.S. – Thailand Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of March 16, 2026: (in-person; Thailand) (Confirmed) 
    Contact Sajedul Islam for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
  • U.S. – Philippines Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of March 23, 2026: (in-person: Philippines) (Confirmed) 
    Contact Sajedul Islam for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
  • U.S. – Brazil Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, March 24, 2026: (virtual) (Confirmed) 
    Contact Eric Longen for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov

April 2026

  • U.S. – Netherlands Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, April 22, 2026: (in-person; Washington, DC) (Confirmed)
    Contact Lakshmanan Ramamoorthi for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov
  • U.S. – Korea Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of April 27, 2026: (in-person; Visalia, California) (Confirmed) 
    Contact Lisa Kohl for details, ppq.pim.requestsmanagement@usda.gov

May 2026

June 2026

  • U.S. – Colombia Plant Health Bilateral Meeting, Week of June 1, 2026: (in-person; Colombia) (Confirmed) 
    Contact Sarah Hieskill 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.
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