Welcome to the official Flickr page of the U.S. Mission to the EU in Brussels.

About the U.S. Mission to EU

The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with the European Union and its forerunners since 1953, when David E. Bruce was appointed U.S. Observer to the Interim Committee of the European Defense Community (EDC) and U.S. Representative to the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). The U.S. Mission to the ECSC formally opened in Luxembourg in 1956. Institutional changes brought about by the 1957 Treaties of Rome (which created the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community - EURATOM) led to the establishment in 1961 of the U.S. Mission to the European Communities in Brussels.

Agencies and Sections

Reflecting the breadth of the U.S.-EU agenda, the U.S. Mission includes representatives from the:

* Department of State (Political, Economic and Public Affairs Sections)

* Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Foreign Agricultural Service)

* Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

* Department of Commerce: Foreign Commercial Service (FCS)

* Department of Homeland Security (including Customs and Border Protection)

* Department of the Treasury

* Department of Justice

* Department of Defense

* U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

* NOAA Fisheries (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - Contact

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