Advocacy Center Contacts

Advocacy Center Contacts by Region and Country

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Hiro Rodriguez

Executive Director

Barbara Farrar

Deputy Executive Director

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MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Regional Supervisor: Amy Tabine (202) 482-5065
Contact	Geographic Responsibility	Phone Number
Steven Garrett	Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Defense)	(202) 352-0953
Amy Tabine	Bahrain, Syria	(202) 482-5065
Matt Baker	Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, eSwatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe	(202) 573-0425
Susan Hettleman	Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda	(646) 306-0231
Jason Evans	Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia (Commercial), Tunisia	(202) 482-4416
Henley Jones	Iraq, Kuwait	(202) 482-3392
Bernadette Stewart	Ethiopia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	(202) 482-6482

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EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA, AND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Regional Supervisor: Patrice Williams (202) 482-6157
Contact	Geographic Responsibility	Phone Number
Europe and Central Asia
Christopher James	Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom	(202) 482-5578
Tim Lord	Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Spain	(202) 482-2765
Patrice Williams	Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands,	(202) 482-6157
Jason Capehart	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan	(202) 482-0991
Leila Odom	Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine	(202) 482-2353

Western Hemisphere
Katherine Therieau	Brazil, Caribbean Region, Guyana, Chile, Peru, Suriname, United Nations HQ	(202) 573-1028
Patrice Williams	Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay,	(202) 482-6157
Silvia Yaber	Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela	(202) 482-0531

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INDO-PACIFIC Regional Supervisor: Hallie Offen (202) 482-5904
Contact	Geographic Responsibility	Phone Number
Hallie Offen	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan	(202) 482-5904
Eli Lovely	Australia, Brunei, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), New Zealand, Singapore, Pacific Island Countries	(202) 999-0326
Lina Daker	Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal	(202) 680-3561
Evan Gao	Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam	(202) 569-4186
Susan Hettleman	Japan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Malaysia	(646) 306-0231

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MDBs finance development projects worth billions of dollars. We have MDB Liaison Officers at each Bank to assist U.S. companies.

World Bank

Washington, D.C.

Office Phone: 202-458-0120

Contact

Title

Phone Number

Danica Starks

Commercial Advisor, Office of the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank

Head of Department of Commerce MDB Group

(202) 573-0099

Barbara White

International Trade Specialist

(202) 623-3822

Inter-American Development Bank

Washington, D.C.

Contact	Title	Phone Number
Belen Gallegos	Senior Commercial Liaison, Office of the U.S. Executive Director at the IDB	(202) 523-7677

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

London, United Kingdom

Contact	Title
Dennis Simmons	Senior Commercial Officer and Commercial Representative to the EBRD, U.S. Embassy in London
Chrystal Denys	Commercial Specialist

Asian Development Bank Commercial Liaisons

Manila, Philippines

Office Phone: 63-2-516-5093 and 63-2-301-2000 — Office Fax: 63-2-516-6958

Contact	Title
Hanes Roberts	Senior Commercial Officer and Commercial Representative to the ADB, U.S. Embassy in Manila
(Vacant)	U.S. Business Advisor
Michael Mia	Commercial Specialist

African Development Bank

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Contact	Title
Ashley Ndir	Senior Commercial Officer and Commercial Representative to the AfDB, U.S. Embassy in Abidjan
Elvire Kodio	Commercial Specialist

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Jason Capehart	Defense Lead	(202) 482-0991

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ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT STAFF
Contact	Title	Phone Number
Sheree Cheung	Office Manager	(202) 482-1521
Abby Frye	Program Assistant	(202) 482-9168

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Contact	Phone Number
Barbara Farrar	(202) 482-2828
Derek Schlickeisen	(202) 573-0437
Bernadette Stewart	(202) 573-0566

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