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Contact
Title
Phone
E-mail
Patricia Sheikh
Deputy Administrator
202-720-6887
pat.sheikh@fas.usda.gov
Ross Kreamer
Assistant Deputy Administrator
202-720-4056
ross.kreamer@fas.usda.gov
Christian Foster
Assistant Deputy Administrator
202-690-1791
christian.foster@fas.usda.gov
Policy Coordination and Planning Staff
Roger Mireles
Director
202-720-1314
Roger.Mireles@fas.usda.gov
Kora Buettner
Program Specialist
202-720-0128
Kora.Buettner@fas.usda.gov
Sara Schwartz
Interagency Outreach Coordinator
202-720-0022
Sara.Schwartz@fas.usda.gov
Lawrence Barbieri
Department of State's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (SCRS) Coordinator
202-720-9459
Lawrence.Barbieri@fas.usda.gov
Asia
Emel Lyons
Asia Coordinator (India, ASEAN)
202-720-1483
Emel.Lyons@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas
Asia Coordinator (Pakistan)
202-690-1752
Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
Hoa Van Huynh
Asia Coordinator (North Asia, China, APEC)
202-720-1347
Hoa.Huynh@fas.usda.gov
Eurasia
Veronica Priddy
Eurasia Coordinator
202-690-1831
Veronica.Priddy@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas
Eurasia Coordinator
202-690-1752
Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
Middle East/North Africa
Tawhid Al-Saffy
Middle East (Afghanistan, Iraq) Coordinator
202-
720-0091
Tawhid.Al-Saffy@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas
Middle East/North Africa Coordinator
202-690-1752
Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
Sub-Saharan Africa
Pauline Simmons
Sub-Saharan Africa
202-
720-0129
Pauline.Simmons@fas.usda.gov
Don Evans
Sub-Saharan Africa
202-720-3622
Don.Evans@fas.usda.gov
Jerry Brown
Sub-Saharan Africa
720-0131
Jerry.Brown@fas.usda.gov
Western Hemisphere
Candice Bruce
Western Hemisphere Coordinator
202-720-3736
Candice.Bruce@fas.usda.gov
Sara Schwartz
Western Hemisphere Coordinator
202-720-0022
Sara.Schwartz@fas.usda.gov
Interagency Outreach (MCC/USAID/WTO) Development/Gates Branch
Sara Schwartz
Outreach Director
202-720-0022
Sara.Schwartz@fas.usda.gov
Monitoring and Evaluation Staff
Brenda Freeman
Staff Director
202-690-1177
Brenda.Freeman@fas.usda.gov
Liliana Bachelder
202-720-0581
liliana.bachelder@fas.usda.gov
Angella Greaves
202-720-0761
angela.greaves@fas.usda.gov
Lita Echiverri
202-720-4678
lita.echiverri@fas.usda.gov
Delphine Hamlin
202-720-4233
delphine.hamlin@fas.usda.gov
Shane Townsend
202-720-4090
shane.townsend@fas.usda.gov
Trade and Scientific Exchanges Division
Lynne Reich
Director
202-690-1821
lynne.reich@fas.usda.gov
Betsy Davis
Deputy
Director
202-690-1941
Elizabeth.Davis@fas.usda.gov
Cochran Fellowship Branch
Scott Lewis
Branch Chief
202-690-1734
Scott.Lewis@fas.usda.gov
Scientific Exchanges Branch
Rao Achutuni
Branch Chief
202-
720-2036
Rao.Achutun@fas.usda.gov
Development Resources and Disaster Assistance Division
Grant Pettrie
Director
202-690-1924
grant.pettrie@fas.usda.gov
Virginia Wolf
Deputy Director
202-690-1941
Virginia.Wolf@fas.usda.gov
Brian Guse
Deputy Director
202-690-2870
Brian.Guse@fas.usda.gov
Post Conflict and Disaster Assistance Branch
Bruce Crossan
Branch Chief
202-690-2928
Bruce.Crossan@fas.usda.gov
Agricultural Market Systems Development Branch
Mark Hawthorne
Branch Chief
202-690-1858
Mark.Hawthorne@fas.usda.gov
Rural Development and Natural Resources Branch
Mark Holt
Branch Chief
202-690-2922
Mark.Holt@fas.usda.gov
Trade and Scientific Capacity Building Division
Susan Owens
Director
202-690-4872
susan.owens@fas.usda.gov
Gary Laidig
Deputy
Director
202-720-7481
Gary.Laidig@fas.usda.gov
Margaret M. McDaniel
Deputy
Director
202-720-6078
Margaret.McDaniel@fas.usda.gov
Regulatory and Policy Capacity Building Branch
Joseph Hain
Branch Chief
202-720-1818
Joseph.Hain@fas.usda.gov
International Agreements Team
Debbie Rubas
Leader
202-
690-2937
Debbie.Rubas@fas.usda.gov
Animal Health
Team
Jennifer Maurer
Leader
202-
690-0707
Jennifer.Maurer@fas.usda.gov
Plant Health
Team
Megan Schildgen
Leader
202-
690-3747
Megan.Schildgen@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety Team
Jason Sandahl
Leader
202-690-3985
Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov
Science and Technology Capacity Building Branch
Philip Harlan
Branch Chief
202-690-1879
Philip.Harlan@fas.usda.gov
Biotechnology/Biofuels/Bioterrorism Team
Steven Beasley
Leader
202-
720-0405
Steven.Beasley@fas.usda.gov
Egypt Science and Technology IARC Team
David Williams
Leader
202-
720-4090
David.Williams@fas.usda.gov
Romania Closeout
Team
Scott Goldman
Leader
202-
690-1913
Scott.Goldman@fas.usda.gov
Trade and Investment Missions
Team
Darrell Upshaw
Leader
202-
690-1786
Darrell.Upshaw@fas.usda.gov
Food Assistance Division
Ron Croushorn
Director
202-
720-4221
Ron.Croushorn@fas.usda.gov
Food for Development Branch
Judy Phillips
Branch Chief
202-
720-0732
Judy.Phillips@fas.usda.gov
School Feeding and Humanitarian Branch
Ken Naylor
Branch Chief
202-
720-0150
Ken.Naylor@fas.usda.gov
Transportation and Logistics Branch
Tim Powers
Branch Chief
202-
720-6334
Tim.Powers@fas.usda.gov