Media Contacts In Public Affairs
Office of External Affairs

Areas of coverage "news beats" in the Washington Office headquarters of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service are:

Endangered Species

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, Duck Stamps

Migratory Birds, Grants

Refuges


Members of the media are encouraged to use our online materials - see Index and the Virtual Newsroom in particular, and join the the fws-news listserver.

Public Affairs Washington Office
Phone: (703) 358-2128
Fax: (703) 358-1930
Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 3351
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240


Media are invited to contact Public Affairs mailbox at news@fws.gov. The staff are available to address follow-up questions or to arrange interviews.

NOTE: The general public should contact us - but please see the answers to our Frequently Asked Questions first.

News Releases, Speeches,
Official Responses
space Videotape B-roll, Multimedia, Web space Management, Policy
Chief of Public Affairs:
Chris Tollefson
E-mail: Chris_Tollefson@fws.gov
Phone: (703) 358-2128
Fax: (703) 358-1780
Chief of Broadcasting and Audio Visual:
Troy Bunch
E-mail: Troy_Bunch@fws.gov
Phone: (703) 358-2141
Fax: (703) 358-2246
Chief of Media Services:
Craig Rieben
E-mail: Craig_Rieben@fws.gov
Phone: (703) 358-2225
Fax: (703) 358-1780
     
Printing    
Chief of Printing and Publishing:
Mark Newcastle
E-mail: Mark_Newcastle@fws.gov
Phone: (703) 358-2196
Fax: (703) 358-2245
   
We also have Public Affairs staff in our Regional Offices. Click on the appropriate region list below for contact information.

Region space States within Region
Pacific — Region 1   Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Southwest — Region 2   Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Midwest — Region 3   Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
Southeast — Region 4   Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands
Northeast — Region 5   Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
Mountain-Prairie — Region 6   Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Alaska — Region 7   Alaska
California and Nevada Region — Region 8   California, Nevada, Klamath Basin

If you need further information after seeing the answers to our Frequently Asked Questions, you can contact malcomb_barsella@fws.gov.

[News releases from other Federal agencies are available at the National Contact Center of the Federal Consumer Information Center.]


Last updated: May 28, 2008
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