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Annual St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Gift Highlights Relationship Between Ireland and the United States and the Importance of Plant Health

March 18, 2021 Lucero Hernandez, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

The spirit of The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) was in full force this St. Patrick’s Day when President Joe Biden was presented with a shamrock bowl by the Irish Taoiseach (Irish for “chief or leader” – pronounced “tee-shuhk”), Micheál Martin, on March 17, 2021 at the White House. The...

Plants

A Story of Plant Protection: Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Gift to President Trump

March 17, 2020 Osama El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator for Plant Protection and Quarantine

Plants can serve as a profound symbol of friendship, especially when they cross an ocean to help two nations strengthen their bonds. I witnessed this firsthand on March 9, when I visited the Irish Embassy in Washington, D.C., joining Irish Ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall as he...

Plants