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Interior, Agriculture, and Com- 
merce. PPQ is positioned to take a 
leading role in the implementation 
of this Executive Order and plans 
to work cooperatively across 
agency and departmental lines to 
battle insidious invasive species 
and prevent future introductions. 
Also, under the influence of the 
WTO, agricultural trade is boom- 
ing. And PPQ’s dual role of 
facilitating agricultural exports and 
imports while safeguarding 
American agriculture has become 
even more crucial. PPQ export 
certification efforts inspire much- 
needed trust from foreign coun- 
tries that they are receiving 
healthy, pest- and disease-free 
agricultural shipments. Moreover, 
efforts on the homefront to protect 
American agriculture ensure that 
U.S. consumers can continue to 
enjoy the tastes of America while 
still sampling the tastes of the 
world. PPQ touches the lives of all 
Americans by safeguarding 
American agriculture, fighting 
invasive species, and facilitating 
trade in the global marketplace. 
PPQ’s dual role of facilitating trade while 
safeguarding American agriculture has become 
more and more crucial. 
