On Monday, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins landed in Rome with a mission: to expand access to American agricultural products in Italy and, by extension, in the broader European Union market. Her visit aimed to tighten bilateral sectoral cooperation and urge UN agencies based in Rome to prioritise American interests, cut operational costs, and refocus on their core mandates.

Rollins met with Italian Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida and other key figures, including Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme. She also visited the US Embassy in Rome and the US Mission to UN Agencies based in the Italian capital.