U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome

The U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome serves as a link between the U.S. Government and the Rome-based international organizations. These include the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). As the largest contributor to the UN system worldwide, the United States also has a large stake in ensuring that the organizations are well run and that their activities complement and enhance U.S. national and foreign policy objectives. In addition, the U.S. Mission represents the U.S. Government to three other international organizations based in Rome, namely, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT).